Joshua I. Balcazar, age 18

Lost to gun violence on November 1, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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  • Nickname:
    17 JOSH
    10 Tata
    2 Likeabossjosh
    4 my josh<3
    1 My Baby
    2 My Joshy!
    1 lil jah
    1 my luv
    1 Joshy La Washy
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  • Personality:
    9 GOOFY CARING
    3 Sweet Chill
    4 Funny
    1 Funny as fuck
    12 Best son a mother could ask for
    2 True sweetheart
    2 Best Cousin EVER!!!!!
    2 Best brother ever
    2 Best nephew in the world!! Save me a game on 2k!
    2 beautiful soul
    2 funniest person and best friend you can count on
    1 my fav boy<3
  • Occupation:
  • Workplace:
    2 Ups
  • Schools attended:
    2 V.R Eaton High School
    1 i miss you
  • Comments:
    4 I dont know you but I love you. Sleep in the arms of our Blessed Mother my brother
    3 thank you for being a very special person in my life j, i love you forever and always<3
    1 My nephew I love you and miss you so much
    4 I miss you josh im sorry i couldnt save you that night
    1 You were the best cousin anybody could ask for I love you so much see you soon love you tata
    1 Best nephew I could ever ask for. I love you so much and will forever miss you my baby.
    1 My josh my baby I love you so much .
    1 My only nephew I’ll ever be close to is just gone.
    1 i just wanna see you again i love you more than anything
    1 we miss you so much josh aka tata
    2 rip josh aka tata we miss you so much
    2 luv u twin miss u hella n rip
    2 I miss you my baby. Best nephew a tia could ever ask for. Miss you so much.
    2 I cry everyday I miss you more than anything my baby , my Joshy I love you
    1 I would do anything to see you again. My Joshy my baby
    1 i miss your random texts of u checking up. i love you forever my sweet angle🤍
    3 i come light up my daily candle everyday. my heart is broken without u:(
    1 Wish this was still a bad dream. Steady thinking of you. I love you so much my Joshy!
    2 i miss you so much. merry christmas baby🤍
    1 Everyday is hard , Tia loves you so much baby a part of me is gone.
    1 you’ve been visiting me in my dreams lately. waking up wishing i could just hug u one last time
    1 i love you and it’s never a goodbye bc we’ll be reunited again one day joshua 🤍
    1 happy new years bby, wishing u were here🤍
    1 Happy New Years my baby , Tia loves you with her whole heart ! My joshy
    1 happy new years my love I love you so much 🤍
    1 i love you j🤎
    1 Happy New Year Baby. I love you so much. Hope I see you soon.
    1 i miss you joshua the only thing that keeps me going is knowing I’ll see you again one day te amo
    1 i miss your smile j
    1 i love you bby :(
    1 I would do anything to be with you right now . I love you my baby
    1 Happy New Year my baby! I love and miss you so much my Joshy!
    1 Wish this wasn’t real! I can’t stop thinking about you!
    1 wishing I could hold you and never let you go
    1 just come to my house
    1 i miss you more then anything right now💘
    1 i wish that heaven had visiting hours 💔
    1 i love you <33
    1 i love you forever baby boy💓
    1 I love you so much and miss you everyday.Please tell me this is a dream.💔
    1 i miss you! 🥺
    1 3 months too long, it’s hurting me a little more everyday🥺
    1 I dream of you all the time I love you so much my joshy I can’t do life anymore
    1 missing you so much I love you <3
    1 Happy Valentines Day my baby I love you so much Joshy
    1 my valentine 4L i love you <3
    1 just wanna see ur smile. i think of you everyday baby. long live you💔💋
    3 i love you
    1 i miss you so much :( joshua I love you
    1 I love you my joshy always and forever
    1 tatas we miss you so much, love you baby
    1 miss you Tatas, your laugh, smile is missed so much
    1 Tatas we miss you so much
    1 love you baby boy you are greatly missed
    1 i wanna thank God for the 18 yrs he allowed you to be with us we love you
    1 missing you so much Joshua
    1 we think about you all the time
    1 i love you so much you are truly missed my luv
    1 miss you so much 😢
    1 We love and miss you Joshua
    1 i miss you so much tatas
    1 miss u 💓😍 my baby joshua every days I'm here for u
    1 I miss you so much baby I feel like I have no one anymore
    1 Please tell me this a dream. I love you son. I can’t go on w/o you
    1 remember when u said u wanted to be w me forever no matter what
    1 it’s always gonna be me and you j💞
    1 i just want to see your beautiful smile again bby
    1 missing you Tatas 😢
    1 There is not a day that i wake up not thinking about you
    1 i miss you bae
    1 another restless night , your always on my mind 24/7 i love you my baby my joshy
    1 still missing you more and more every day joshua I love you <3
    1 i love and miss you j🥺
    1 missing you everyday 🤍
    2 miss you Tatas
    1 There is not a day i dont about you we miss you so much
    1 love you Tatas
    1 Love you my josh I’ll see you Friday got decorate for Easter , love you baby
    1 ❤️😢❤️😢
    1 miss you
    2 miss you baby boy
    1 Miss you baby
    1 LLJ
    1 💔💔💔💔
    1 💔😭💔😭💔😭
    1 imy j
    1 i love you so much I need you more than anything
    1 miss you baby 💔
    1 love you forever 😢
    1 It’s the 1st I love you my josh Easter is not the same anymore
    1 5 months without you feels like forever 💔
    1 i love you <3
    4 You’ll always be my baby, son. My 1st born. Idk how to live w/o you
    1 missing you a little more today bb🥺
    1 I’m trying my joshy im trying . Love you so much
    2 Happy Easter my Joshy missing you so much I love you baby
    1 Happy Easter my grandson. Missing you dearly. Love Puma
    1 We will never be the same. I love you.
    1 happy easter my luv we miss you so much
    1 i love you joshua
    1 i love you j🫶🏽
    1 my beautiful boy i miss you
    1 I love you my joshy I miss you so much
    1 i Love you Joshua
    1 still stuck in this nightmare j, we all miss you 😭
    1 missing you more than ever. I need you
    1 It’s the 1st another month without you , I love you my joshy see you later 😔💔
    1 another month without you I love you
    1 i feel so lonely without you I need you
    1 i miss you so much josh
    1 I love you my baby missing you so much I hate life it’s not the same anymore
    1 i miss you more then anything rn
    2 i love you my luv
    1 My Joshy I love you . I just wanna hold you
    1 I miss you so much 💔
    1 My baby boy 💔I’m hurting everyday w/o you
    1 i miss u stink
    1 I love you my Joshy nothing is the same anymore.
    1 I love you my baby I miss seeing your beautiful face yesterday I know you were there with us
    1 I miss you wish you could’ve been here with me today 💔
    1 I’m just waiting for you to text me happy birthday I love you so much
    1 i Love you 🤍
    1 A year ago today we had your graduation party . I love you my Joshy .
    1 ur 19 this sunday, i miss you more then anything rn i dont like to think you’re gone j🥺imy
    1 Miss you so much my joshy 😔
    1 I’m still in denial that you’re not here with me🥺 I’d do anything for you
    1 Happy 19th Birthday My Baby❤️ wishing you were here. Love Mom
    1 happy heavenly birthday joshua i wish you were here with us I love you 🤍
    1 Happy Birthday my Joshy I love you so much I miss you more everyday
    1 missing you 🤍
    1 I promise I will never forget you I’ll see you soon my Joshy I love you
    1 missing you more and more every day
    1 8 months without you 💔
    1 The 1st of the month another month without I love you Joshy 🥺
    1 te amo mi niño
    1 I love you my baby
    1 Happy 4th Of July my baby wish you were here with us 🌹🇺🇸
    1 hermoso Tatas
    1 I miss you
    1 te extraño my love
    2 mi niño hermoso te extraño 🤍
    1 I love you my baby you been in my dreams twice this week ❤️
    1 the pain i get from not having you by my side. hurts
    1 I love you my joshy .
    1 i just want you back
    1 I miss you a little extra today my luv 🤍🥺
    1 Another month without you my baby boy I love you so much Joshy
    1 We miss you son, everyday and always ❤️
    1 I will never ever forget you my joshy I miss you everyday I love you my baby
    1 I miss you so much my luv :(
    1 I love you so much , wish you were here to see your cousins first day of school.
    1 I love you Joshua <3
    1 one more month without you I miss you more than anything joshua 🤍
    1 Oh my baby boy I miss you so much right now .
    2 I love you
    1 It’s football season I wish you were to watch it with all of us . Love my joshy
    1 missing you everday Tatas still can not process the fact that your gone♥️
    1 thought about you Today I miss so much Tatas😓
    2 i miss you so much
    1 I Love you bby
    1 I’m not ready for Halloween. I miss you so much my joshy
    1 I love you my baby 😔
    1 I miss you so much Tatas Thinking about yo always😢♥️
    1 I miss you so much my luv <3
    1 i love you 🤍
    1 A year without you baby boy I love you so much miss you everyday
    1 one year, the hardest year of my life j. i miss you everyday.
    1 wishing i could just go lay next to you & catch you up on all the things i have going
    1 you deserve ur justice. you left us all too soon. i love you forever j🤍
    1 Can’t believe it’s been a year, my baby boy💔
    1 I miss you lots
    1 I Love you
    1 Forver missing you Tatas Till we meet agian primo♥️😢
    1 Happy thanksgiving my baby I love and miss you so much ❤️
    1 miss Josh
    1 you will always be remembered, we miss and love you so much Tatas
    1 one year and one month without you I miss you Joshua
    1 Merry Christmas baby, love mom 😢
    1 happy New Years bby wishing you were here I love you Joshua 🤍
    1 heaven couldn’t wait for you:(
    1 happy Valentine’s Day bby i love you <3
    1 i Love you <3
    1 i miss you
    1 i miss you with my whole heart j🫶🏽
    1 I refuse to believe that your gone. Nothing will make take this pain away
    1 Why you? Why our family? I love you son. I hope you and Audrey are together 💔
    1 finally getting justice for you Tatas🥺❤️
    1 miss you so much
    1 iok
    1 missing you more and more Today you were on my mind all day miss you primo🥹❤️‍🩹
    1 you are truly missed
    1 I love you <3
    1 one more year without you, I miss you and love you very much Joshua <3
    1 merry christmas mi niño <3333
    1 i love you forever and always <3
    1 I know your shining Dow on us from heaven!!!

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