April 2, 1922-February 12, 2011

Grace was born the daughter of Alice Mallory and Daniel Scott in Tee Street Devonshire. She attended the first Elliott School and later the Berkeley Institute. She loved sports and was a keen Netball player. She left Berkeley before graduating as she faced the death of her mother, although her older brother supported her schooling for a few more years. Grace loved music and dancing. In July 27th.1946 she married her teenage sweetheart Earlston (Earle) Dill. They started their family and they purchased their first home in 1955 overlooking the (Desert) and Central School on what was called Pond Hill later Glebe Road in Pembroke.

In 1983, Grace her hubby and two off their youngest children brought their second home in Verdmont Valley Smith Parish. Grace was very excited with her new home and surroundings. She no longer had to climb a multitude of steps. She found time to volunteer with her cousin Merle Brock Swan at the Adult Education Center and became an active member of the Parent Teachers Association at The Central School. Her skills as a homemaker extended to her church. For a number of years, she volunteered to wash and iron the St. John’s Church linen used during the Sunday Services. She was an early entrepreneur, organizing hand club for her friends and co-workers. In her early adulthood she ran a successful small knitting business from her home, specializing in Argyle socks, this helped to pay her household expenses. After her husband passed Grace had to find other means of supporting her self she loved the movies and two of her friends encouraged her to apply for a job at the Colonial Opera House Theatre to her surprise she got the job and it became her main stay.

Grace worked in about every Theatre on the Island The Bermuda General Theatre, The Island Theatre, and The Liberty Theatre. She started working as an usherette and cashier at the Island Theatre . There were times during segregation she was asked to work at the Little Theatre or the Open Air Theaters and sometimes as far as St. George’s Theatre. As difficult as the job seemed to be Grace never complained it was an area where she had made life long friends. In later years she worked at Rosebank and Liberty Theatres. She loved Sports, Cricket was the highlight of her reason to travel to the West Indies with a group of travelling buddies. She was a fan of Brian Lara whom she met personally. She travelled to the Island in 2010. She was also an ardent supporter of the local St. George Cricket team, and rarely missed the annual Cup Match Classic. At age 65 she finally got her drivers license after years of being chauffeured by her hubby until his passing.

She was a people’s person and well admired for her kindness. She walked with her head held high. She left a legacy of dedication to ones work. Thanks Grace for the time spent and shared in the Cultural area of the Island and our lives.

Joy Wilson-Tucker Researcher Historian