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

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