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:
    728 Johnny Boy
    710 Johnny
    670 John deer
    353 John Daniel
  • Number of children:
  • Personality:
    706 friendly, goofy & loving
    697 dedicated
    684 Respectful
    664 Protective
    664 Silly
    659 admired
    659 Positive
    659 Motivational
    641 Determined
    605 Funny
    601 Affectionate
    591 Genuine
  • Occupation:
    690 Football Player
    687 basketball player
    684 soccer player
    682 Chef @ the Morales home
    653 leader in all communties
  • Workplace:
  • Schools attended:
    687 North Meck High School
    686 JM Alexander Middle School, North Mecklenburg High School
    683 Blythe Elementary School
  • Comments:
    687 so sad RIP.
    688 Forever in our hearts 💜🕊
    683 Rest Easy Johnny Boy 🕯
    683 Justice For John Daniel
    681 Rip the goat💜
    683 long live johnny !!! ❤️
    682 forever with us in spirit💜
    681 Love you forever & always ❤️
    676 Your family will always miss you 💜
    674 i love you forever johnny💜.
    670 i miss you so so much.
    674 Mommy will always miss you & think of you daily for the rest of my life
    673 forever in my heart.
    671 My favorite person in the world 💜
    671 My angel baby forever
    670 my favorite person. i love you johnny.
    668 it doesnt feel real. i love you johnny. guide me.
    667 i miss you johnny. ima make it in life for you , i love you.
    665 I miss you papi you will always be my baby boy 💜
    662 Miss hearing your voice 💜💜
    664 Tia and Kevin miss you my Johnny boy 💜💜
    661 Mommy loves you Johnny boy 💜
    660 thank you for all the good times. i love you so much johnny.
    657 Still can’t believe it 😔 this hurts so much
    658 Thank you for loving me Son & making me laugh
    656 My social butterfly 🦋💜🧸
    658 My real life teddy bear 🧸 miss your big hugs Son
    656 Im proud of you Son 💜
    659 Miss cooking for you tú favorito sopa de mariscos/ seafood soup & seeing you so happy
    653 never gonna forget bout you man. i love you so so much.
    639 my little big brother who protected me against eveything he could and more
    641 so inspiring to your younger pears, we will never forget you and continue to honor you johny
    639 i miss you so much.
    603 say hi to my dad for me , ik yall looking down on me i miss yall so so much.
    550 Love you missing you every day
    531 I know you & Jessie are together now my Angels 👼
    509 Love you
    507 John & Jessie together forever, without each other NEVER!
    473 Mann I loved playing wit u in middle school ball all the way to high school crazy u not here frfr
    430 Tia Cindy misses you so much there’s not a day that goes by n ur not on my mind 🥺😞
    299 The Holidays will never be the same with my boys
    229 We will get JUSTICE for you Johnny Boy
    218 I miss you Johnny boyyy <3 LLJ💜 -Bernice
    218 The brightest smile, purest heart & most dedicated in the room💜
    220 You are missed E V E R Y D A Y. May your legend live on through us!! I LOVE YOUUUU!!!!
    220 sending love to the morales family, was very close to all of them<3 rip johnny he will be missed❤️❤️
    167 Thank you for watching over your Sister 💜
    142 Happy 18th birthday papi
    134 Happy Halloween boys miss y’all 🎃👻
    126 Life doesn’t feel real without you & Jessie
    64 Summer days are never the same without you & your brother love you Son

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