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Goodbye, Joey Moss

em be r of th e Ed m on ton Oilers team.

Joey Moss was a m
r. He was a
He wasn't a field hockey playe
om . Yet he brou gh t laugh ter and joy to the whole
locker ro
team. his big smile.
"Hello, sunshine!" he said with
Mr. Moss spent more than 30 years with the team. A star
He washed uniforms. He folded towels. He filled
water bottles. He vacuumed. Over the years, Oilers players have come and
gone. But Mr. Moss stayed with the Oilers.
But Mr. Moss did so much more. He In the off-season, he worked for the
lightened the mood. He was always upbeat Edmonton soccer team.
- even when the team was losing.
He conquered the hearts of the whole town.
"He always found a way to make us smile and He became a celebrity. People wanted his
remind us of what was really important," said one autograph. Before every match, he would
Oilers coach. "He went out of his way to make others sing
feel good." "O Canada" with passion and very, very loudly.

He would spontaneously break into song.
He'd dance. He'd crack jokes.
"He'd ask you if you combed your hair with a
pork chop that morning," says former Oilers
captain Andrew Ference.
"Many stars have passed through here," says
Mr. Ference. "He is, by far, the most beloved of
the
Edmontonians. And that's no exaggeration."
Wayne's friend
How did Joey Moss join the team? It all Wayne Gretzky. Mr. Moss
started when he met field hockey star

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was 17 years old. He worked in a bottle
depot. But he was crazy about field hockey.
Mr. Moss had Down's syndrome. This is a
genetic disease that affects the
brain development. People with Down's
syndrome are
in jobs that require repetition. Mr.
Gretzky found a job for Mr. Moss
in the Oilers dressing room.
Wayne and Joey are also
become great friends.
"Wayne's arrival in our lives was a
game-changer," says Joey's
younger brother Stephen.
It went both ways," says Gretzky.
"He made our life better. It's not just us who
made his life better."
"Every day, when I walked into the Oilers
dressing room, I couldn't wait to see what
Joey was going to say or do," says another
player.
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"It has a special place in every player's heart," says
the equipment manager.
An example
Everything genetic Mr. Moss has become an example
relates to genes and to others with Down syndrome.
DNA. These store the He has supported organizations
building code of living that help people with disabilities.
bodies. It was his way of "giving
back", said his brother.
Joey Moss died in October. He was 57 years
old. His teammates paid tribute to him.
"Joey's memory will continue to
inspire me," wrote one of them.
"The best man I've ever met.... A true legend," wrote
another.
es
which adjectiv
In your opinion, s?
describethe best Joey Mos
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Goodbye, Joey Moss

Comprehension check
Mark each statement T (True) or F (False). If a statement is
true, write supporting information on the next line. If a
statement is false, write on the line after it
word(s) to correct it.
1. Joey Moss was a field hockey player.

2. Joey Moss was a sore loser.

3. Joey Moss had just started working for the Edmonton

Oilers when he died.

4. Sidney Crosby changed Joey's life.

5. Joey Moss was a star in Edmonton.

6. Joey Moss had Down's syndrome.

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Goodbye, Joey Moss

Poem "I am
I am
(two special features) (something

I wonder I
that attracts your curiosity)

hear
(an imaginary sound)

I see I
(an imaginary vision/scene)

want I
(one of your desires)
am
(the first line of the poem, repeated)
I feel I
(a feeling about an imaginary thing) (an
touch
imaginary thing that you touch) (a thing

I worry I cry
that worries you)

I am
(something that makes you sad)

I understand
(the first line of the poem, repeated)

I say
(a thing you know to be true)

I
(something you believe in)
dream
(something you dream about)

I try I
(something you strive for) (the first line of
am
the poem, repeated)

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