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:
    723 Johnny Boy
    705 Johnny
    665 John deer
    348 John Daniel
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    701 friendly, goofy & loving
    692 dedicated
    679 Respectful
    659 Protective
    659 Silly
    654 admired
    654 Positive
    654 Motivational
    636 Determined
    600 Funny
    596 Affectionate
    586 Genuine
  • Occupation:
    685 Football Player
    682 basketball player
    679 soccer player
    677 Chef @ the Morales home
    648 leader in all communties
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    682 North Meck High School
    681 JM Alexander Middle School, North Mecklenburg High School
    678 Blythe Elementary School
  • Comments:
    682 so sad RIP.
    683 Forever in our hearts 💜🕊
    678 Rest Easy Johnny Boy 🕯
    678 Justice For John Daniel
    676 Rip the goat💜
    678 long live johnny !!! ❤️
    677 forever with us in spirit💜
    676 Love you forever & always ❤️
    671 Your family will always miss you 💜
    669 i love you forever johnny💜.
    665 i miss you so so much.
    669 Mommy will always miss you & think of you daily for the rest of my life
    668 forever in my heart.
    666 My favorite person in the world 💜
    666 My angel baby forever
    665 my favorite person. i love you johnny.
    663 it doesnt feel real. i love you johnny. guide me.
    662 i miss you johnny. ima make it in life for you , i love you.
    660 I miss you papi you will always be my baby boy 💜
    657 Miss hearing your voice 💜💜
    659 Tia and Kevin miss you my Johnny boy 💜💜
    656 Mommy loves you Johnny boy 💜
    655 thank you for all the good times. i love you so much johnny.
    652 Still can’t believe it 😔 this hurts so much
    653 Thank you for loving me Son & making me laugh
    651 My social butterfly 🦋💜🧸
    653 My real life teddy bear 🧸 miss your big hugs Son
    651 Im proud of you Son 💜
    654 Miss cooking for you tú favorito sopa de mariscos/ seafood soup & seeing you so happy
    648 never gonna forget bout you man. i love you so so much.
    634 my little big brother who protected me against eveything he could and more
    636 so inspiring to your younger pears, we will never forget you and continue to honor you johny
    634 i miss you so much.
    598 say hi to my dad for me , ik yall looking down on me i miss yall so so much.
    545 Love you missing you every day
    526 I know you & Jessie are together now my Angels 👼
    504 Love you
    502 John & Jessie together forever, without each other NEVER!
    468 Mann I loved playing wit u in middle school ball all the way to high school crazy u not here frfr
    425 Tia Cindy misses you so much there’s not a day that goes by n ur not on my mind 🥺😞
    294 The Holidays will never be the same with my boys
    224 We will get JUSTICE for you Johnny Boy
    213 I miss you Johnny boyyy <3 LLJ💜 -Bernice
    213 The brightest smile, purest heart & most dedicated in the room💜
    215 You are missed E V E R Y D A Y. May your legend live on through us!! I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!
    215 sending love to the morales family, was very close to all of them<3 rip johnny he will be missed❤️❤️
    162 Thank you for watching over your Sister 💜
    137 Happy 18th birthday papi
    129 Happy Halloween boys miss y’all 🎃👻
    121 Life doesn’t feel real without you & Jessie
    59 Summer days are never the same without you & your brother love you Son

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