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:
    693 Johnny Boy
    675 Johnny
    635 John deer
    316 John Daniel
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    671 friendly, goofy & loving
    662 dedicated
    649 Respectful
    629 Protective
    629 Silly
    624 admired
    624 Positive
    624 Motivational
    606 Determined
    570 Funny
    566 Affectionate
    556 Genuine
  • Occupation:
    655 Football Player
    652 basketball player
    649 soccer player
    648 Chef @ the Morales home
    618 leader in all communties
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    651 North Meck High School
    650 JM Alexander Middle School, North Mecklenburg High School
    647 Blythe Elementary School
  • Comments:
    651 so sad RIP.
    652 Forever in our hearts 💜🕊
    649 Rest Easy Johnny Boy 🕯
    648 Justice For John Daniel
    646 Rip the goat💜
    648 long live johnny !!! ❤️
    647 forever with us in spirit💜
    646 Love you forever & always ❤️
    641 Your family will always miss you 💜
    639 i love you forever johnny💜.
    635 i miss you so so much.
    639 Mommy will always miss you & think of you daily for the rest of my life
    638 forever in my heart.
    636 My favorite person in the world 💜
    636 My angel baby forever
    635 my favorite person. i love you johnny.
    633 it doesnt feel real. i love you johnny. guide me.
    632 i miss you johnny. ima make it in life for you , i love you.
    630 I miss you papi you will always be my baby boy 💜
    627 Miss hearing your voice 💜💜
    629 Tia and Kevin miss you my Johnny boy 💜💜
    626 Mommy loves you Johnny boy 💜
    625 thank you for all the good times. i love you so much johnny.
    622 Still can’t believe it 😔 this hurts so much
    623 Thank you for loving me Son & making me laugh
    621 My social butterfly 🦋💜🧸
    623 My real life teddy bear 🧸 miss your big hugs Son
    621 Im proud of you Son 💜
    624 Miss cooking for you tú favorito sopa de mariscos/ seafood soup & seeing you so happy
    618 never gonna forget bout you man. i love you so so much.
    604 my little big brother who protected me against eveything he could and more
    607 so inspiring to your younger pears, we will never forget you and continue to honor you johny
    604 i miss you so much.
    568 say hi to my dad for me , ik yall looking down on me i miss yall so so much.
    515 Love you missing you every day
    496 I know you & Jessie are together now my Angels 👼
    473 Love you
    471 John & Jessie together forever, without each other NEVER!
    438 Mann I loved playing wit u in middle school ball all the way to high school crazy u not here frfr
    395 Tia Cindy misses you so much there’s not a day that goes by n ur not on my mind 🥺😞
    264 The Holidays will never be the same with my boys
    194 We will get JUSTICE for you Johnny Boy
    183 I miss you Johnny boyyy <3 LLJ💜 -Bernice
    183 The brightest smile, purest heart & most dedicated in the room💜
    184 You are missed E V E R Y D A Y. May your legend live on through us!! I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!
    184 sending love to the morales family, was very close to all of them<3 rip johnny he will be missed❤️❤️
    131 Thank you for watching over your Sister 💜
    106 Happy 18th birthday papi
    98 Happy Halloween boys miss y’all 🎃👻
    90 Life doesn’t feel real without you & Jessie
    28 Summer days are never the same without you & your brother love you Son

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