John Daniel Morales, age 15

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

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  • Nickname:
    600 Johnny Boy
    586 Johnny
    546 John deer
    224 John Daniel
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    582 friendly, goofy & loving
    573 dedicated
    561 Respectful
    542 Protective
    542 Silly
    537 admired
    536 Positive
    537 Motivational
    519 Determined
    483 Funny
    479 Affectionate
    469 Genuine
  • Occupation:
    567 Football Player
    564 basketball player
    562 soccer player
    562 Chef @ the Morales home
    531 leader in all communties
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    565 North Meck High School
    563 JM Alexander Middle School, North Mecklenburg High School
    561 Blythe Elementary School
  • Comments:
    566 so sad RIP.
    567 Forever in our hearts 💜🕊
    564 Rest Easy Johnny Boy 🕯
    563 Justice For John Daniel
    561 Rip the goat💜
    563 long live johnny !!! ❤️
    562 forever with us in spirit💜
    562 Love you forever & always ❤️
    556 Your family will always miss you 💜
    554 i love you forever johnny💜.
    550 i miss you so so much.
    554 Mommy will always miss you & think of you daily for the rest of my life
    553 forever in my heart.
    551 My favorite person in the world 💜
    551 My angel baby forever
    550 my favorite person. i love you johnny.
    548 it doesnt feel real. i love you johnny. guide me.
    547 i miss you johnny. ima make it in life for you , i love you.
    545 I miss you papi you will always be my baby boy 💜
    542 Miss hearing your voice 💜💜
    544 Tia and Kevin miss you my Johnny boy 💜💜
    541 Mommy loves you Johnny boy 💜
    540 thank you for all the good times. i love you so much johnny.
    538 Still can’t believe it 😔 this hurts so much
    538 Thank you for loving me Son & making me laugh
    536 My social butterfly 🦋💜🧸
    538 My real life teddy bear 🧸 miss your big hugs Son
    538 Im proud of you Son 💜
    539 Miss cooking for you tú favorito sopa de mariscos/ seafood soup & seeing you so happy
    533 never gonna forget bout you man. i love you so so much.
    519 my little big brother who protected me against eveything he could and more
    522 so inspiring to your younger pears, we will never forget you and continue to honor you johny
    519 i miss you so much.
    483 say hi to my dad for me , ik yall looking down on me i miss yall so so much.
    430 Love you missing you every day
    411 I know you & Jessie are together now my Angels 👼
    388 Love you
    386 John & Jessie together forever, without each other NEVER!
    353 Mann I loved playing wit u in middle school ball all the way to high school crazy u not here frfr
    310 Tia Cindy misses you so much there’s not a day that goes by n ur not on my mind 🥺😞
    180 The Holidays will never be the same with my boys
    109 We will get JUSTICE for you Johnny Boy
    98 I miss you Johnny boyyy <3 LLJ💜 -Bernice
    98 The brightest smile, purest heart & most dedicated in the room💜
    99 You are missed E V E R Y D A Y. May your legend live on through us!! I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!
    99 sending love to the morales family, was very close to all of them<3 rip johnny he will be missed❤️❤️
    46 Thank you for watching over your Sister 💜
    21 Happy 18th birthday papi
    13 Happy Halloween boys miss y’all 🎃👻
    5 Life doesn’t feel real without you & Jessie

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