This news caught me by surprise yesterday. I had the pleasure to meet Joey, several other members of the Moss family, and Gretzky through a business connection. Joey had a great life made possible with the support of the Oilers and EE who employed him and gave his life more meaning. He’s the best example I can think of of someone who succeeds wildly in life despite a severe disability.
Specially memories of Joey included him belting out the national anthem with a microphone (he was the worst singer in the world but didn’t know that and didn’t care). I once had seats near Joey and heard him singing loud and proud. He became one of Gretzky’s best friends and Wayne and other Oilers made him one of their own. I have a memory of a photograph of Joey at the bench during a practice lecturing and wagging his finger in the face of one of the players and the player virtually nose to nose with Joey listening intently to Coach Moss.
I loved Joey; everyone did. R.I.P., buddy.
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