A Year Later, Grace Thrives Like Her Namesake Facebook Page

Another holiday has come and gone and with this one, came another visit by the Easter Bunny to Grace's Glendale Bus Stop—an informal landmark in the community that has drawn regional and national attention.

For the uninitiated, Grace's Glendale Bus Stop is a Facebook page focusing on literally that: A bus stop dedicated to Grace Mehan, a Glendale resident with Down Syndrome who graduated from Kirkwood High School in May 2011.

The bus stop and its Facebook page were part of Grace's parents' plans to help her learn how to navigate a bus route on her own to a job in Webster Groves.

The Facebook page launched nearly a year ago, on April 9, and it's been adorned with photos of local celebrities, fans, friends and neighbors who have stopped by the bus stop to wait for the bus with Grace and decorate the bus stop itself.

The stop is located at Lockwood Avenue at Austin Place.

A few days before Easter, Grace and her family featured "Wear Stripey Socks for World Down Syndrome Day."

The Mehan family also posted photos last week from "Grace's Dublin Bus Stop," featuring a tour the family took of Ireland.

"Crap! I forgot my Metro bus pass," Grace posted on the page. "That's what I said when I saw all the buses in Dublin. It's a real bus city. Everywhere you look there's a bus, or two, or twenty. I took the bus lots of times and always tried to sit on the top deck. Catch the bus no matter where you are! xoxo, Grainne (that's Gaelic for Grace)."

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