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:
    688 Johnny Boy
    670 Johnny
    630 John deer
    311 John Daniel
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    666 friendly, goofy & loving
    657 dedicated
    644 Respectful
    624 Protective
    624 Silly
    619 admired
    619 Positive
    619 Motivational
    601 Determined
    565 Funny
    561 Affectionate
    551 Genuine
  • Occupation:
    650 Football Player
    647 basketball player
    644 soccer player
    643 Chef @ the Morales home
    613 leader in all communties
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    646 North Meck High School
    645 JM Alexander Middle School, North Mecklenburg High School
    642 Blythe Elementary School
  • Comments:
    646 so sad RIP.
    647 Forever in our hearts 💜🕊
    644 Rest Easy Johnny Boy 🕯
    643 Justice For John Daniel
    641 Rip the goat💜
    643 long live johnny !!! ❤️
    642 forever with us in spirit💜
    641 Love you forever & always ❤️
    636 Your family will always miss you 💜
    634 i love you forever johnny💜.
    630 i miss you so so much.
    634 Mommy will always miss you & think of you daily for the rest of my life
    633 forever in my heart.
    631 My favorite person in the world 💜
    631 My angel baby forever
    630 my favorite person. i love you johnny.
    628 it doesnt feel real. i love you johnny. guide me.
    627 i miss you johnny. ima make it in life for you , i love you.
    625 I miss you papi you will always be my baby boy 💜
    622 Miss hearing your voice 💜💜
    624 Tia and Kevin miss you my Johnny boy 💜💜
    621 Mommy loves you Johnny boy 💜
    620 thank you for all the good times. i love you so much johnny.
    617 Still can’t believe it 😔 this hurts so much
    618 Thank you for loving me Son & making me laugh
    616 My social butterfly 🦋💜🧸
    618 My real life teddy bear 🧸 miss your big hugs Son
    616 Im proud of you Son 💜
    619 Miss cooking for you tú favorito sopa de mariscos/ seafood soup & seeing you so happy
    613 never gonna forget bout you man. i love you so so much.
    599 my little big brother who protected me against eveything he could and more
    602 so inspiring to your younger pears, we will never forget you and continue to honor you johny
    599 i miss you so much.
    563 say hi to my dad for me , ik yall looking down on me i miss yall so so much.
    510 Love you missing you every day
    491 I know you & Jessie are together now my Angels 👼
    468 Love you
    466 John & Jessie together forever, without each other NEVER!
    433 Mann I loved playing wit u in middle school ball all the way to high school crazy u not here frfr
    390 Tia Cindy misses you so much there’s not a day that goes by n ur not on my mind 🥺😞
    259 The Holidays will never be the same with my boys
    189 We will get JUSTICE for you Johnny Boy
    178 I miss you Johnny boyyy <3 LLJ💜 -Bernice
    178 The brightest smile, purest heart & most dedicated in the room💜
    179 You are missed E V E R Y D A Y. May your legend live on through us!! I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!
    179 sending love to the morales family, was very close to all of them<3 rip johnny he will be missed❤️❤️
    126 Thank you for watching over your Sister 💜
    101 Happy 18th birthday papi
    93 Happy Halloween boys miss y’all 🎃👻
    85 Life doesn’t feel real without you & Jessie
    23 Summer days are never the same without you & your brother love you Son

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