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:
    704 Johnny Boy
    686 Johnny
    646 John deer
    329 John Daniel
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    682 friendly, goofy & loving
    673 dedicated
    660 Respectful
    640 Protective
    640 Silly
    635 admired
    635 Positive
    635 Motivational
    617 Determined
    581 Funny
    577 Affectionate
    567 Genuine
  • Occupation:
    666 Football Player
    663 basketball player
    660 soccer player
    658 Chef @ the Morales home
    629 leader in all communties
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    663 North Meck High School
    662 JM Alexander Middle School, North Mecklenburg High School
    659 Blythe Elementary School
  • Comments:
    663 so sad RIP.
    664 Forever in our hearts 💜🕊
    659 Rest Easy Johnny Boy 🕯
    659 Justice For John Daniel
    657 Rip the goat💜
    659 long live johnny !!! ❤️
    658 forever with us in spirit💜
    657 Love you forever & always ❤️
    652 Your family will always miss you 💜
    650 i love you forever johnny💜.
    646 i miss you so so much.
    650 Mommy will always miss you & think of you daily for the rest of my life
    649 forever in my heart.
    647 My favorite person in the world 💜
    647 My angel baby forever
    646 my favorite person. i love you johnny.
    644 it doesnt feel real. i love you johnny. guide me.
    643 i miss you johnny. ima make it in life for you , i love you.
    641 I miss you papi you will always be my baby boy 💜
    638 Miss hearing your voice 💜💜
    640 Tia and Kevin miss you my Johnny boy 💜💜
    637 Mommy loves you Johnny boy 💜
    636 thank you for all the good times. i love you so much johnny.
    633 Still can’t believe it 😔 this hurts so much
    634 Thank you for loving me Son & making me laugh
    632 My social butterfly 🦋💜🧸
    634 My real life teddy bear 🧸 miss your big hugs Son
    632 Im proud of you Son 💜
    635 Miss cooking for you tú favorito sopa de mariscos/ seafood soup & seeing you so happy
    629 never gonna forget bout you man. i love you so so much.
    615 my little big brother who protected me against eveything he could and more
    617 so inspiring to your younger pears, we will never forget you and continue to honor you johny
    615 i miss you so much.
    579 say hi to my dad for me , ik yall looking down on me i miss yall so so much.
    526 Love you missing you every day
    507 I know you & Jessie are together now my Angels 👼
    485 Love you
    483 John & Jessie together forever, without each other NEVER!
    449 Mann I loved playing wit u in middle school ball all the way to high school crazy u not here frfr
    406 Tia Cindy misses you so much there’s not a day that goes by n ur not on my mind 🥺😞
    275 The Holidays will never be the same with my boys
    205 We will get JUSTICE for you Johnny Boy
    194 I miss you Johnny boyyy <3 LLJ💜 -Bernice
    194 The brightest smile, purest heart & most dedicated in the room💜
    196 You are missed E V E R Y D A Y. May your legend live on through us!! I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!
    196 sending love to the morales family, was very close to all of them<3 rip johnny he will be missed❤️❤️
    143 Thank you for watching over your Sister 💜
    118 Happy 18th birthday papi
    110 Happy Halloween boys miss y’all 🎃👻
    102 Life doesn’t feel real without you & Jessie
    40 Summer days are never the same without you & your brother love you Son

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