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Mattie Stephen Stepanek

by Rosa from Cheyenne

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Mattie Stepanek is my hero. You will learn what he accomplished in his life. He had a disease, but he wouldn’t let it stop him writing poetry.

Mattie Stepanek had a horrible disease. He also died of the bad disease that he had. Mattie died at the children’s center in Washington D.C. One reason he died was because of an uncomfortable bleeding in his throat. He was only 13 when he died.

There are a lot of words to describe Mattie. He had kindness. One reason he had kindness is because he took the time to write poems for people.

Mattie had many life accomplishments. First thing is Mattie wrote a lot of poetry. He even published a book. He rolled around at home in his wheelchair. People gave him a nickname. It was Slick.

Mattie had a few life goals. One life goal was to be a poet. His second life goal was to try his best to live. He also wanted to write books. His fourth life goal was to try to help his mom

Mattie is my Hero. I have told you that he had many things to do in his life. I also told you when he died and how old he was when he died.

Page created on 10/30/2005 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 10/30/2005 12:00:00 AM

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Manning, Stephen, Mattie Stepanek. [Online] Available http://www.Myhero.com/my hero print .asp? Hero = Mattie, Died-AP,September 6, 2005.