Joseph Morales, ageย 19

Lost to gun violence on November 13, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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  • Nickname:
    183 Pluto
    136 Joey
    138 Bubba
  • Number of children:
    145 Lisa Morales/ Joseph mother
  • Personality:
    143 funny
    106 He loved his family with all his heart.
    106 He would light up the room as soon as he walked right in.
    106 Was always there for me and supported who I was.
    106 anytime you were feeling down joseph would go out just to put a smile on your face
    106 could walk in a room and instantly put a smile on your face
    106 Would definitely light up a room just with his presence Joseph had a heart of gold
    106 Another day without you on this earth ๐Ÿ’”
    106 Unspeakable pain!!! Gone to soon ๐Ÿ’”
    106 Justice for Joey
    106 Everyday is so hard without you son, our lives will never be the same!
    106 You have been gone 100 days today! There are no words that can describe this pain ๐Ÿ’”
    106 Missing you so bad!!! It still doesn't seem real. Always in our โ™ฅ๏ธ
    106 Missing the random calls
    106 Beautiful soul, your presence is missed!
    106 Miss you everyday! keeping your memory alive๐Ÿ•Š
    106 Long for the day i see your handsome face. You are missed ๐Ÿ’”
    105 Such a beautiful soul, a laugh that was contagious!
    106 Joey I miss you so much....
    106 i miss you and your goofy laugh ๐Ÿ˜•
    106 Beautiful soul ๐Ÿ•Šโ™ฅ๏ธ
    106 Dancing in the sky, or playing music????
    106 Missing you so bad, I need you here ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ•Š
    105 Sad that the world is missing out on your beautiful soul ๐Ÿ’”
    106 The world is not the same without you, as we go back to college you are missed!
    102 Miss your sweet soul, never forgotten!
    23 I miss you bubba๐Ÿฉต think about you everyday..
    10 miss you everyday bubs, never stop thinking about youn โค๏ธ
  • Occupation:
    126 Student at the University of New Mexico
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  • Schools attended:
    147 Ruidoso High School
    147 University of New Mexico
  • Comments:
    128 Miss you bubba!!!
    106 Missing you and our chatโ€™s!!!
    106 Such a sweet young man with a big heart and a bigger smile. He will be missed but always remembered.
    106 Miss you so much son, The world is not the same without you
    106 You were a true rock star ๐Ÿ’™
    106 Rest In Peace beautiful soul, not really sure how to face the world without you!!!
    106 pluto is officially back in orbit, rest easyโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน๐Ÿช
    106 Missing you so much! How do we do life without you ?
    106 Justice For Joseph ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ
    106 miss you more and more as days pass wake up on my mind and lay down with you still here :/
    106 This young man was all heart!!! Taken way to soon!!
    106 Missing you so much!!! I wish I could hear your sweet voice one more time!
    105 Merry CHRISTmas Son, we miss you so much! We will seek justice for your senseless death!
    106 Merry Christmas sweet angel
    106 Justice for Joseph
    106 and just like that in a few hours the sun will rise marking the beginning of our first year w/o you
    106 Miss you!
    106 Miss you so much. Everyday is hard without you. Until we meet again.
    106 Justice for Joey
    106 Itโ€™s not the same without you here!!! This is not fair.
    106 miss you joseph Hope your dancing up in the sky
    106 I miss you sooo much bubba. Not a day goes by that I donโ€™t think of you. More Love โ™ฅ๏ธ Less Hate.
    106 I will always miss you
    106 Today the pain/heartache is unbearable!!
    106 Missing you so much. This all still seems so unreal. ๐Ÿ’”
    106 Missing you!! Life will never be the same
    106 Beautiful soul taken too soon! Heart of gold ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ•Š
    106 The pain never ends, you have been gone 105 days ๐Ÿ’”
    106 Gone to soon!
    106 you are loved and missed, Life is not the same without you here!
    106 Missing you ๐Ÿ’”
    106 His presences would light up a room!!!
    106 Everyday without you is so hard !!!
    106 Everday gets harder without you.
    106 Missing you more than words can describe ๐Ÿ’”
    106 The good die young! Way to youngโ€ฆForever 19
    105 Miss you son,
    106 Miss you son. Rest In Peace ๐Ÿ•Š
    106 Miss you like crazy bubba. Please watch over us. Love you!! Until I see you againโ€ฆ
    106 6 months today and we still miss you so much. We will keep your memory alive.
    105 180 days without you ๐Ÿ’” broken but I still have faith! R.I.P
    106 Love and miss you so much, Mom & Dad
    106 Tragic ๐Ÿ’”
    106 Gone way to soon ๐Ÿ•Š I hope we all making you proud down here Joey ๐Ÿ’›
    106 7 months without you. This is so unfair. ๐Ÿ’”
    106 213 days without you, I miss you so much! Itโ€™s unbearable ๐Ÿ’”
    106 I miss you so much and our drives just talking laughing and singing our lungs out to the music โ˜น๏ธ๐Ÿ’›
    106 Happy Heavenly Fathers Day!
    106 Missing you ๐Ÿ˜ž
    105 We miss you so damn much bubba
    104 Another day without you. It sure doesnt get easier. We miss you.
    103 Miss you Bubba๐Ÿ’š forever in my heart always
    102 Love you Son, always and forever โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š
    96 such a sweet friend i had, your presence is dearly missed Joey ๐Ÿ’œ
    94 Missing you today ๐Ÿ’”
    74 Missing you so much!!!!
    71 Miss you like crazy bubba
    65 You have been gone for 14 months, you are greatly missed!!!!
    64 Jealous of the angels tonight โค๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๐Ÿ’”โœ๏ธ
    58 I miss you so much Bubba:( needing you here with me especially now๐Ÿ’”
    53 Missing your beautiful soul! You always had my back!
    31 missing you like crazy bubba๐Ÿฅน until the day we are reunited
    28 Missing you Son, you were taking 574 days ago. Feels like a lifetimeโ€ฆmissing you.
    22 Miss you Joey, life is not as colorful without YOU!!!!
    20 Rest in Peace Joey!!! Missing your sweet soul!
    17 Happy Heavenly Birthday you are missed sooooooo much
    17 HEARTBREAKING ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ™
    10 743 days without you..I still can't wrap my mind around what happaned???
    13 I saw your makeshift memorial at Copper & Pennsylvania NE. I'm sorry ๐Ÿ˜ž to you and your family.
    13 It sounds like you were a fine, young man with an army of supporters.
    4 Miss you so much every day bubba โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

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