John Daniel Morales, age 15

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

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

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