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Differenced Arms for Shade Althea Thomas, child of Albert Dennis Thomas

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Albert Dennis Thomas

Brampton, Ontario
Grant of Arms, Flag and Badge, with differences to Shade Althea Thomas, Albert Dennis Thomas and Shanique Yvonne-Marie Thomas
June 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 99

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Blazon

Arms

Chevronny Azure and Gules a chief-pale Or;

Crest

A doctor bird proper perched on a stack of three books their spines to the sinister Or;

Motto

NOTITIA POTESTAS EST;

Differenced Arms for Shade Althea Thomas, child of Albert Dennis Thomas

The Arms of Albert Dennis Thomas debruised in the flanks of two chrysanthemums Or during her father’s lifetime; This individual will ultimately inherit the Arms;

Flag

A banner of the Arms;

Badge

A triangle Azure charged with a tower and cables of a cable-stayed bridge Or conjoined in base with a half-disc protractor Or embellished Azure charged with a demi-cogwheel issuant in chief Gules;

Differenced Arms for Albert Dennis Thomas, child of Albert Dennis Thomas

The Arms of Albert Dennis Thomas debruised in the flanks of two gladiolus flowers Or;

Differenced Arms for Shanique Yvonne-Marie Thomas, child of Albert Dennis Thomas

The Arms of Albert Dennis Thomas debruised in the flanks of two daisies Or;

Symbolism

Arms

The “T” shape symbolizes a steel T-beam, representing Mr. Thomas’s career as an engineer, as well as alluding to the initial of his surname. Each of the three pairs of inverted V-shapes alludes to the girders that help to reinforce T-beams. Blue and maroon are the colours of Mr. Thomas’s high school and university respectively. The combination of blue and gold is used by the 758 Argus Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, where Mr. Thomas volunteers.

Crest

The doctor bird is the national bird of Jamaica, Mr. Thomas’s country of birth, as well as one of the emblems of the University of Technology, Jamaica, where he completed his studies. The books represent his children, as well as the three schools that he attended with his wife. More generally, they symbolize the central role of learning in one’s life.

Motto

This Latin phrase means “Information is power.” This highlights Mr. Thomas’s fundamental belief that a more informed person will always make better decisions and will also be able to use this information in an advantageous way.