Mitchell Bryan started working for Shell Mouery when he was 14. Now, at 24, he owns what used to be known as the Stafford Trading Post, but has renamed it Shell's Post in honor of his former boss, who passed away in March.
He said he thought the name change an appropriate way to honor Mouery's memory.
The business passed to Mouery's son, John Macan, who now lives in Texas, and Bryan and Macan worked out an arrangement for Bryan to take over the location.
"It took me one night to think about it," Bryan said. "The next day, I just went for it."
Bryan hasn't changed much about the business, which is a community drink and snack store and deli and pizza parlor.
"It's a rewarding business," Bryan said. "The customers are great, loyal customers, and you're doing something different every day, I'm not stuck in a cubicle. It’s fun. I just enjoy it."
