Grace by name and nature
THE family of well-known former local businesswoman and longtime community volunteer, Grace Aubusson were saddened by her sudden passing on Thursday, April 15.
Mrs Aubusson, 83, was regarded for her integrity by many in the agricultural sector across the region while running Aubusson Bearing Centre Dubbo since 1974 with her late husband Pat, then his passing in 1988, for 20 years with the support of son Andrew. She also opened a branch in Cobar to service the mining sector.
Mrs Aubusson’s contribution to the business community was recognised in 2006 by the Dubbo
Chamber of Commerce Rhino Awards when she became the first woman to be inducted onto the Jean Emile Serisier Honour Roll.
She was regarded as an enigma in a male-dominated industry and even after 35 years of running the business could still surprise some disbelieving customers that she was the managing director.
Mrs Aubusson was a member of Inner Wheel for more than 40 years and one of the Dubbo club’s founding members. She was a member of the Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie. Through both organisations she volunteered countless hours towards fundraising and community events. She also volunteered with Meals on Wheels, the Western Plains
Cultural Centre as an art gallery guide and phone counsellor for the Uniting Church.
Comments seen on social media about Grace’s passing repeatedly describe her as a lovely lady, and ‘Grace by name, Grace by nature.’
Mrs Aubusson was born on December 22, 1937 in Tallimba. She lived most of her youth in the Riverina before marrying husband
Pat in Narrandera and then moving to Dubbo in 1962 where she became a dedicated supporter of the Dubbo community.
Mrs Aubusson had been a resident at Bracken House in the Lavender Lodge dementia unit for a little under three years.
Mrs Aubusson’s life will be celebrated on Friday, April 23 at St. Andrews Chapel, Wingewarra Street, Dubbo at 11am.