John Daniel Morales, age 15

Lost to gun violence on May 29, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

John died from his injuries two days later, May 31, 2022.

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  • Nickname:
    735 Johnny Boy
    717 Johnny
    677 John deer
    360 John Daniel
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    713 friendly, goofy & loving
    704 dedicated
    691 Respectful
    671 Protective
    671 Silly
    666 admired
    666 Positive
    666 Motivational
    648 Determined
    612 Funny
    608 Affectionate
    598 Genuine
  • Occupation:
    697 Football Player
    694 basketball player
    691 soccer player
    689 Chef @ the Morales home
    660 leader in all communties
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    694 North Meck High School
    693 JM Alexander Middle School, North Mecklenburg High School
    690 Blythe Elementary School
  • Comments:
    694 so sad RIP.
    695 Forever in our hearts 💜🕊
    690 Rest Easy Johnny Boy 🕯
    690 Justice For John Daniel
    688 Rip the goat💜
    690 long live johnny !!! ❤️
    689 forever with us in spirit💜
    688 Love you forever & always ❤️
    683 Your family will always miss you 💜
    681 i love you forever johnny💜.
    677 i miss you so so much.
    681 Mommy will always miss you & think of you daily for the rest of my life
    680 forever in my heart.
    678 My favorite person in the world 💜
    678 My angel baby forever
    677 my favorite person. i love you johnny.
    675 it doesnt feel real. i love you johnny. guide me.
    674 i miss you johnny. ima make it in life for you , i love you.
    672 I miss you papi you will always be my baby boy 💜
    669 Miss hearing your voice 💜💜
    671 Tia and Kevin miss you my Johnny boy 💜💜
    668 Mommy loves you Johnny boy 💜
    667 thank you for all the good times. i love you so much johnny.
    664 Still can’t believe it 😔 this hurts so much
    665 Thank you for loving me Son & making me laugh
    663 My social butterfly 🦋💜🧸
    665 My real life teddy bear 🧸 miss your big hugs Son
    663 Im proud of you Son 💜
    666 Miss cooking for you tú favorito sopa de mariscos/ seafood soup & seeing you so happy
    660 never gonna forget bout you man. i love you so so much.
    646 my little big brother who protected me against eveything he could and more
    648 so inspiring to your younger pears, we will never forget you and continue to honor you johny
    646 i miss you so much.
    610 say hi to my dad for me , ik yall looking down on me i miss yall so so much.
    557 Love you missing you every day
    538 I know you & Jessie are together now my Angels 👼
    516 Love you
    514 John & Jessie together forever, without each other NEVER!
    480 Mann I loved playing wit u in middle school ball all the way to high school crazy u not here frfr
    437 Tia Cindy misses you so much there’s not a day that goes by n ur not on my mind 🥺😞
    306 The Holidays will never be the same with my boys
    236 We will get JUSTICE for you Johnny Boy
    225 I miss you Johnny boyyy <3 LLJ💜 -Bernice
    225 The brightest smile, purest heart & most dedicated in the room💜
    227 You are missed E V E R Y D A Y. May your legend live on through us!! I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!
    227 sending love to the morales family, was very close to all of them<3 rip johnny he will be missed❤️❤️
    174 Thank you for watching over your Sister 💜
    149 Happy 18th birthday papi
    141 Happy Halloween boys miss y’all 🎃👻
    133 Life doesn’t feel real without you & Jessie
    71 Summer days are never the same without you & your brother love you Son

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