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

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