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

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