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:
    743 Johnny Boy
    725 Johnny
    685 John deer
    368 John Daniel
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    721 friendly, goofy & loving
    712 dedicated
    699 Respectful
    679 Protective
    679 Silly
    674 admired
    674 Positive
    674 Motivational
    656 Determined
    620 Funny
    616 Affectionate
    606 Genuine
  • Occupation:
    705 Football Player
    702 basketball player
    699 soccer player
    697 Chef @ the Morales home
    668 leader in all communties
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    702 North Meck High School
    701 JM Alexander Middle School, North Mecklenburg High School
    698 Blythe Elementary School
  • Comments:
    703 so sad RIP.
    704 Forever in our hearts 💜🕊
    698 Rest Easy Johnny Boy 🕯
    698 Justice For John Daniel
    696 Rip the goat💜
    698 long live johnny !!! ❤️
    697 forever with us in spirit💜
    696 Love you forever & always ❤️
    691 Your family will always miss you 💜
    689 i love you forever johnny💜.
    685 i miss you so so much.
    689 Mommy will always miss you & think of you daily for the rest of my life
    688 forever in my heart.
    686 My favorite person in the world 💜
    686 My angel baby forever
    685 my favorite person. i love you johnny.
    683 it doesnt feel real. i love you johnny. guide me.
    682 i miss you johnny. ima make it in life for you , i love you.
    680 I miss you papi you will always be my baby boy 💜
    677 Miss hearing your voice 💜💜
    679 Tia and Kevin miss you my Johnny boy 💜💜
    676 Mommy loves you Johnny boy 💜
    675 thank you for all the good times. i love you so much johnny.
    672 Still can’t believe it 😔 this hurts so much
    673 Thank you for loving me Son & making me laugh
    671 My social butterfly 🦋💜🧸
    673 My real life teddy bear 🧸 miss your big hugs Son
    671 Im proud of you Son 💜
    674 Miss cooking for you tú favorito sopa de mariscos/ seafood soup & seeing you so happy
    668 never gonna forget bout you man. i love you so so much.
    654 my little big brother who protected me against eveything he could and more
    656 so inspiring to your younger pears, we will never forget you and continue to honor you johny
    654 i miss you so much.
    618 say hi to my dad for me , ik yall looking down on me i miss yall so so much.
    565 Love you missing you every day
    546 I know you & Jessie are together now my Angels 👼
    524 Love you
    522 John & Jessie together forever, without each other NEVER!
    488 Mann I loved playing wit u in middle school ball all the way to high school crazy u not here frfr
    445 Tia Cindy misses you so much there’s not a day that goes by n ur not on my mind 🥺😞
    314 The Holidays will never be the same with my boys
    244 We will get JUSTICE for you Johnny Boy
    233 I miss you Johnny boyyy <3 LLJ💜 -Bernice
    233 The brightest smile, purest heart & most dedicated in the room💜
    235 You are missed E V E R Y D A Y. May your legend live on through us!! I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!
    235 sending love to the morales family, was very close to all of them<3 rip johnny he will be missed❤️❤️
    182 Thank you for watching over your Sister 💜
    157 Happy 18th birthday papi
    149 Happy Halloween boys miss y’all 🎃👻
    141 Life doesn’t feel real without you & Jessie
    79 Summer days are never the same without you & your brother love you Son

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