If you ever needed proof karma is real, check out Lewis Claybon's new smile.The daycare cook who spends hours every weekday morning and afternoon watching over little kids and waving to south St. Louis commuters has a new set of teeth thanks to a Bridgeton dentist who heard about his good work.
"I like his message," Dr. Ted Rechtin says. "He's just trying to brighten up people's day."
Claybon has posted up for the last dozen or so years outside Lamb's Bride Child Care Center on the corner of Tower Grove and Vista avenues, cheering the daily procession of sullen drivers with a big, if crooked, smile.
"Positive brings about positive," he says, explaining his simple philosophy.
We named him one of our Reasons to Love St. Louis, and budding filmmaker Christopher Hill highlighted him in a short feature.…