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

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