Joey Torres, age 14

Lost to gun violence on July 2, 2023 in Rockford, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    76 Fat Joe
    84 Baby Joe
    79 Fat Joe🥰
    81 Lil joe
    82 baby Joey
    81 Jojo
    112 papasito
    112 little Joe
    110 Sexy Joey
    107 Li Joe
    68 mi joey
    71 joe flock
    72 baby joey
    70 fat joe 💙
    69 lil joe
    66 Joey Torres
    68 Baby Joey.
    68 Joe joe
    73 Martin
    73 baby joe
    74 Joesphhhh
    72 fat Joe
    69 lil JO
    66 Jo-Jo
    66 jo-jo
    65 Skinny Joe
    65 The nunber 1 joe
    55 Martine
  • Number of children:
    105 they stole his life and took his future away!😢
    69 As many God would aloud him too. before his life was stolen,,by ignorance people
    43 joey what is the best big brother❤️❤️
    43 he would teach me how to cook
  • Personality:
    65 funny loving always had a big smile
    65 big smile all the time , funnie
    64 my son was a beautiful child full of life.
    64 always happy,,,, funny!!!
    72 Always Smiling
    69 Funny
    69 Kind
    71 sweet happy ❤️
    81 Always smiling caring loving
    78 loving,,, caring,,, funny
    78 loved to watch miamor he was best babysitter
    75 loved to dance with me to any song i put on 🥹🫶🏽
    75 very funny and always make jokes
    75 loved to cook .
    77 always made sure his mom had her snack, drinks and lunch for work 🥹
    64 nice and always had a big smile
    62 always had a big smile was funny 🕯️🫶🏽❤️
    109 always smiling
    105 loving cousin love u Joey prima Gina and family ♾️🫶🏽❤️
    104 always smiling ❤️
    71 very goofy 🤣. always dancing with Me 😁
    103 love to cook for his mom 🥰
    107 always made sure his mom had what She needed for work & Was Ready for work too 🙂.
    107 loved playing with his little brother 🫶🏽
    108 loved to drive his one and only little sister crazy 🥰🥰
    100 always had sanck or the money for it 🥹🤣🤣💙
    99 always driving my car. poppong out of no where saying eeeeeee
    100 loove to drive
    97 He had a big smile🙂
    62 his " eeeee " 😭
    63 Outgoing
    63 creative
    63 😄 funny
    67 joking around 🫶🏼
    67 goofy 😄
    67 kind
    66 loving
    66 happy
    65 always kept everyone with a smile,, even thru there hard days
    67 beautiful personality. i miss you son
    61 Sharing
    60 Happy
    60 Giving
    60 Smart
    60 Friendly
    66 Nice
    64 Happy kid
    66 Creative
    66 awesome
    67 wonderful
    68 funny
    66 amazing
    66 responsible
    66 caring
    65 making jokes
    63 The best brother
    62 a good friend.
    62 smart
    60 loved his family
    60 love his video games
    60 giving
    60 handsome
    61 had alot of potential
    60 silly
    61 The biggest ❤️ Heart ever😘😘😘
  • Occupation:
    66 Student
    97 cooking
    99 taking care of his baby brother,,,
    98 maintain a beautiful clean room.
    98 being a happy kid.
    63 playing video games
    63 being a kid was his only Job!!
    58 To be a kid was his only Job!!!!🕊️🕊️
    64 Helping with his sonson,,, little brother
    65 gamer boy
    64 music
    58 Going to school
    58 The best son Ever!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
  • Workplace:
    97 playin his PlayStation 5 (all day)
    97 enjoying a kids life was his only Job.
    96 we love you.
    96 forever 14. ♥️😘♥️😘♥️
    61 being a brother to his siblings
    58 Playing his game. And Being a happy kid was his job
    58 Playing his game and being a kid was his only job
    63 Being a kid was his only job
    63 playing his game.
    58 His only Job is to be a kid.
  • Schools attended:
    66 Auburn
    64 Galapagos Middle School
    59 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    63 Freshman in Auburn high school
    63 🧑‍🎓 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    57 galápagos
    58 Graduates Galapagos middle school
    58 Freshman in Auburn High
  • Comments:
    67 loving brother, caring we will miss you fat joey 🤍🤍
    66 i miss you lil cuz i wish we can hop on the game💔
    68 Miss And Love You Forever&Always My Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️💙😘. -Me & Mi'Amor
    84 My Joey, tu Madrina will forever miss you and you will stay in my heart. 💔🪽
    66 i miss you soooo much son. i love you,,, i heart is so broken with out you son.
    59 i love you fat joe , i miss you so much
    58 love you and jorge continue watching over 💕
    58 I love you bff I will never forget youuu💙🤞🏼🗣️
    69 We will miss you Joey 🕯️🕯️
    71 i miss you joeyyy💙💙
    71 LLJOEY💙💙
    69 very funny,,, handsome,,, my son was full of life
    69 my son was an amazing kid. one of a kind. i love you joey.
    69 i love you
    69 miss you joey 💙💙💙
    70 We Miss You So So Much My Fat Joe -Mi’Amor & ChaCha 😘
    68 i Love You Forever&Always 💙💙🤞🏽
    69 "is there world we just living in it" LLJJ-LLJD 🌍🌎🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕯️🕯️
    68 We love you JoJo 🤍🕯️
    67 we miss you and George forever will be remembered 🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍 handsome boys 🫶🏽🙏🏽
    67 i love you big brother
    68 i love you primito, you and Jorgito are always on my mind- always my baby Joey 💙🕊️
    67 You will be missed Joey love your cuss ❤️🫶🏽
    66 i love you to the moon and back 💙🕊️💙🕊️💙
    61 joey favorite word. eeeeeeeee. i miss you.
    61 i Love & Miss You So Much Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️🥹💙 Forever&Always 🫶🏽😘 -Mi’Amor & Chacha
    60 love u Joey will miss you so much 🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    60 FOREVER 14!! love you Fat Joe
    60 its almost your birthday baby. i love you with all my heart.
    102 miss you every day🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    99 miss you
    99 i love you baby Joey
    97 my beautiful angel
    98 we love you so much joe 💙
    97 i love you so much fat joe 🥹🕊️
    99 always and forever in our hearts -love your baby cuzn Mi'Amor 🥹🫶🏽
    94 i love you joey my fat joe i love you so much my fat joe 😘🥹💙🫶🏽🕊️.
    96 i miss you baby boy
    94 happy birthday forever 14
    95 i miss you baby joey
    93 we love you joey.
    95 my little chef
    95 he loved his bling bling. had nothing but Gold jewelry.
    92 forever 14♥️🕊️💙we love you joey.
    57 slways well dress,,, handsome,, sexy boy. ♥️
    92 omg his hair tho,,,,. 😎👌🤘🏼was the best,, may you shine in heaven
    92 ♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘
    66 always shining. you are one of a kind
    119 Tu Madrina will forever miss you Baby Joey!!
    99 we miss you joey 🥹🫶🏽
    91 we love Joey and Jorge
    91 we love you Joey and Jorge
    91 we miss you
    93 A beautiful Angel in Heaven'. We love you Joey
    88 we miss you son
    89 alwayds made us smile nm what 💙🥺
    88 i miss you so much my fat joe 🥺💙🫶🏽
    88 Forever Joey and Jorge Torres they are loved 🫶🏽🫶🏽🕊️🕊️
    91 i love you so much bro i miss you and there aint a day i dont think abt u 💔🥺
    89 i love yo baby joey💔💔💔💔
    87 the best kid ever!!!!!!
    87 we love you Fat Joey ❤️🙏😘👼
    89 A great student,,,, sharing ,, caring!!!
    85 we love forever&always my fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    79 love you so much fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    81 i mise you baby joey so much. this shit sucks not having you around
    97 wish I could turn back time so I could hug you tight and say I love you! 💕
    83 i miss you son sooooo much.
    93 I try to make sense of how the events occurred ... but it makes no sense. I just miss you.
    76 good morning son
    76 this life is so different without you. 🤷🏼‍♀️. we need you💔💔
    76 i hate being in this world without you!!
    77 your my beautiful 😇❤️❤️🕊️🤍🙏
    75 i miss you son
    76 my primito i miss you sooo much📿🤍🕊️🙏
    69 i wish i can call you in heaven🧐🤷🏼‍♀️🕊️i 😘
    76 i miss you sooooo much Joey. 🫶🏼🥰😘
    74 its a new pain once i wake up,
    81 we love you joey 💙
    101 Mi niño hermoso! Ahora eres un angel del elenco de Dios. 💙👼
    70 i miss you every day.
    70 this was the worse year of my life. loosing you is the most pain a mother can bear
    73 i miss you Joey
    62 ℳ𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎𝒹𝒶𝓎🤍
    60 mommy loves you sooooo much.
    61 forever Baby Joey. we love you
    58 My Angel in heaven forever!!🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    59 My baby boy🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🥹😢
    73 I love you mi niño hermoso. 💙
    62 always a loving person smiling 🥰
    61 i love you fat joe 😘
    61 always smiling love the game😂💯
    61 always keep snacks 😌dont play with fat joe snacks 👏🏻
    59 i love you son🤍
    60 i remember u and ur big cute smile primo love u 4 eva jj worlds
    57 for ever and always will be loved
    60 You are truly missed🤍
    59 we truly miss you.
    58 you will always live in are ❤️ heart,,, i love you
    58 i will always love you to the moon and back
    59 mommy misses you sooo much my heart
    58 you took my heart to heaven with you son
    58 ℐ𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓌ℴ𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓌ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉 🤍🌎
    59 my little Angel.
    58 i miss everything about you.
    57 always watch over us. be are protector.
    58 Heaven has a great Angel!!!! The most beautiful Angel ever
    57 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    60 Joey Torres Forever
    60 we love you always & forever. 💙👼
    59 i miss you every day my joey
    75 Tu Madrina will always have you in her ❤️!
    56 I love you son
    56 My Angel 👼 in heaven
    57 Forever Joey and Jorge
    57 We miss you so much
    63 My little Angel forever and ever.
    63 I will keep you name going forever
    63 Your truly missed here on earth’
    63 You took the most beautiful person away from us
    62 we love you joey amd jorge
    62 i love you fat joe Forever&Always 🤞🏽🤍🥹
    63 The most amazing person ever
    63 you are a great kid.
    64 LLJoey foreva u ❤️‍🩹🤍🕊️
    65 siempre te amaré y nunca te olvidade
    63 we miss you soooooo much
    63 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    63 he always made everyone laugh
    63 he had a great heart
    62 My Angelito 👼👼🕊️🤍
    62 i love you joey
    61 My Joey,,,🕊️🤍 i miss you so much son.
    60 You took my ❤️ heart to heaven with you.
    61 Good student,,,, with a Good ❤️ Heart
    61 long live joey🕊️💯
    61 I love you to the 🌙 moon and back
    59 myyy sonnnnnnn
    59 Te Amo❤️❤️
    59 You are so missed here on earth.
    57 Joey loved to have his snacks.
    59 Joey had this beautiful 😊 smile!!!
    59 Joey had his beautiful long hair,,, he was so handsome 😤😤
    60 My Angel kept a smile on all of are faces.
    59 🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    60 Always protect your family,,, my beautiful Angel 👼🤍🕊️
    58 I love my son to the moon and back!!🌙🌙🙏🏼🙏🏼
    59 A mothers love for her son is so powerful 😤
    59 My Angels,,, you will forever be a legend!!! no one can take that away💪😤
    58 Joey and Jorge are legends😤😤😤
    62 we miss u Joey🤍
    59 🩵🩵🩵
    60 you are missed
    59 i love you son
    60 mommy misses you 🕊️🤍🕊️
    60 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    60 Love you Joey🩵
    61 Keep hating and dealing our boys comments haters
    60 yall some haters,,, who ever is deleting. HATERS
    59 Your names will love thru so many generations
    59 i will keep your names going forever
    59 this is your 🌎 world we are just living in it
    59 we love you handsome babies
    59 Never gave up hope
    59 wss an amazing kid
    60 took care of others
    59 Torres boys forever 💪💯💪💯💪
    59 loved his game
    59 is missed by his brother and sisters
    59 was very respectful
    59 Joey and Jorge Forever😤😤💯💪
    59 S.O.Y
    59 your names will always be Legends 😤😤
    59 I will make sure the world knows you are!! 815 Torres Boys
    59 Your name will live thru many generations💪😤💪😤💪
    59 never gave up Hope😘😘🙏🏼
    58 Always kept it 💯
    59 Joey had the biggest ❤️ heart Ever😘😘😇🤍
    57 You where one of a kind😤😤💪💪
    58 You where a Great kid with a big future 🕊️🕊️
    58 One of the best kid a Mother can have🙏🏼🤍🙏🏼🤍
    58 Forever My Joey Torres💪💪💪😤😤😤
    59 𖢌love u JJ𖢌🕯️
    56 I love you witj all my ❤️ heart son.
    55 Your memories will always be cherish!!!
    57 I hold you in my Heart ❤️ until i hold you again in heaven 🤍🕊️🤍
    56 May you boys bless us with all your Angel blessings
    58 My Joey you where one of a kind!!
    50 I love you Joey
    50 ℒℴ𝓋ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓁 𝒿ℴℯ𝓎 🫶🕊️
    49 the saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that was supposed to love there whole life with me.
    61 Mi niño bello cuida a tu Mami ahora eres un Angel. she needs you beyond words.
    52 I love you baby Joey!! 💙🤍
    53 I think about you often, I miss you everyday! 💙
    48 I'm sorry for not spending more time with you! 😭
    43 I miss you Joey🥹🥹🥹🥹
    39 your Tia marie te amo mucho por siempre en mi corazon!!❤️
    40 I miss you Joey
    28 God took the most beautiful Angel Ever💙💙
    21 I miss u every day son💙💙
    10 My Angel Babies

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