Images of individuals with Down syndrome from all 50 states and 11 countries will be highlighted next month in a special presentation on the jumbo screens in New York City's famed Times Square — and a Cincinnati woman will be among them.

Cathy Gruber's smiling face is among the roughly 500 images selected from more than 2,600 entries for the hour-long tribute compiled by the National Down Syndrome Society.

Gruber died in January at the age of 63.

Molly O'Toole, Gruber's niece, describes her aunt as a beautiful, strong, and smart woman who happened to have Down syndrome.

"She lived a beautiful, rich life, and she was a pioneer in a lot of different ways. She was born in 1961 before there was early intervention in schools, and before there were a whole lot of resources for parents who ha

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