Joey Julian Torres, age 14

Lost to gun violence on July 2, 2023 in Rockford, Illinois.

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  • Nickname:
    194 baby Joey,,,
    211 Fat Joe
    213 Lil joe
    151 fat joey🕊️
    212 baby Joey
    135 fat joe
    211 Jojo
    143 joey
    134 li joe
    185 Joey
    187 Baby Joey
    240 little Joe
    241 Sexy Joey
    235 Li Joe
    198 mi joey
    199 joe flock
    201 baby joey
    199 fat joe 💙
    200 lil joe
    195 Joey Torres
    200 Baby Joey.
    197 Joe joe
    203 Martin
    202 baby joe
    204 Joesphhhh
    202 fat Joe
    199 lil JO
    195 Jo-Jo
    195 jo-jo
    185 Martine
    131 Jo Jo
    41 matincito
    39 Martincito
    41 Joeyto
  • Number of children:
    186 he would of had as many God would aloud him too. if his life wasn't stolen.
    228 they stole his life and took his future away!😢
    195 As many God would aloud him too. before his life was stolen,,by ignorance people
    170 joey what is the best big brother❤️❤️
    170 he would teach me how to cook
  • Personality:
    190 funny loving always had a big smile
    189 big smile all the time , funnie
    189 my son was a beautiful child full of life.
    188 always happy,,,, funny!!!
    197 Always Smiling
    193 Funny
    195 Kind
    195 sweet happy ❤️
    205 Always smiling caring loving
    176 was so funny always had a smile on his face
    201 loving,,, caring,,, funny
    201 loved to watch miamor he was best babysitter
    198 loved to dance with me to any song i put on 🥹🫶🏽
    197 very funny and always make jokes
    198 loved to cook .
    200 always made sure his mom had her snack, drinks and lunch for work 🥹
    187 nice and always had a big smile
    183 always had a big smile was funny 🕯️🫶🏽❤️
    231 always smiling
    227 loving cousin love u Joey prima Gina and family ♾️🫶🏽❤️
    226 always smiling ❤️
    193 very goofy 🤣. always dancing with Me 😁
    225 love to cook for his mom 🥰
    230 always made sure his mom had what She needed for work & Was Ready for work too 🙂.
    230 loved playing with his little brother 🫶🏽
    230 loved to drive his one and only little sister crazy 🥰🥰
    221 always had sanck or the money for it 🥹🤣🤣💙
    166 eeeeeeeeeeeeee
    221 always driving my car. poppong out of no where saying eeeeeee
    222 loove to drive
    219 He had a big smile🙂
    184 his " eeeee " 😭
    186 Outgoing
    186 creative
    185 😄 funny
    189 joking around 🫶🏼
    189 goofy 😄
    189 kind
    188 loving
    187 always kept everyone with a smile,, even thru there hard days
    188 beautiful personality. i miss you son
    182 Sharing
    182 Happy
    181 Giving
    182 Smart
    182 Friendly
    187 Nice
    186 Happy kid
    187 Creative
    188 awesome
    190 wonderful
    189 funny
    188 amazing
    188 responsible
    188 caring
    187 making jokes
    184 The best brother
    183 a good friend.
    183 smart
    181 loved his family
    180 love his video games
    180 giving
    179 handsome
    180 had alot of potential
    180 silly
    180 The biggest ❤️ Heart ever😘😘😘
    121 long live joey
    121 Funny,, kind,,
    119 Always Giving,, cared for others.
    119 Handsome
    105 loveing brother and always a smile funny
  • Occupation:
    184 Student
    215 cooking
    217 taking care of his baby brother,,,
    217 maintain a beautiful clean room.
    217 being a happy kid.
    182 playing video games
    182 being a kid was his only Job!!
    177 To be a kid was his only Job!!!!🕊️🕊️
    183 Helping with his sonson,,, little brother
    183 gamer boy
    180 music
    176 Going to school
    176 The best son Ever!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
    119 School
  • Workplace:
    213 playin his PlayStation 5 (all day)
    213 enjoying a kids life was his only Job.
    212 we love you.
    212 forever 14. ♥️😘♥️😘♥️
    176 being a brother to his siblings
    174 Playing his game. And Being a happy kid was his job
    174 Playing his game and being a kid was his only job
    179 Being a kid was his only job
    143 student
    179 playing his game.
    174 His only Job is to be a kid.
    117 Being a kid was his only job.
  • Schools attended:
    118 auburn high school
    180 Auburn
    179 Galapagos Middle School
    130 Galápagos, Auburn high school
    129 Galapagos
    129 auburn high
    160 auburn hs, galápagos
    152 Graduated Galapagos Charter School.
    118 Auburn high school
    119 aurburn high
    175 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    179 Freshman in Auburn high school
    179 🧑‍🎓 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    173 galápagos
    174 Graduates Galapagos middle school
    174 Freshman in Auburn High
    117 Galapagos,, Auburn High
  • Comments:
    183 loving brother, caring we will miss you fat joey 🤍🤍
    181 i miss you lil cuz i wish we can hop on the game💔
    184 Miss And Love You Forever&Always My Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️💙😘. -Me & Mi'Amor
    200 My Joey, tu Madrina will forever miss you and you will stay in my heart. 💔🪽
    181 i miss you soooo much son. i love you,,, i heart is so broken with out you son.
    174 i love you fat joe , i miss you so much
    173 love you and jorge continue watching over 💕
    173 I love you bff I will never forget youuu💙🤞🏼🗣️
    184 We will miss you Joey 🕯️🕯️
    186 i miss you joeyyy💙💙
    186 LLJOEY💙💙
    184 very funny,,, handsome,,, my son was full of life
    185 my son was an amazing kid. one of a kind. i love you joey.
    184 i love you
    184 miss you joey 💙💙💙
    186 We Miss You So So Much My Fat Joe -Mi’Amor & ChaCha 😘
    183 i Love You Forever&Always 💙💙🤞🏽
    184 "is there world we just living in it" LLJJ-LLJD 🌍🌎🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕯️🕯️
    182 We love you JoJo 🤍🕯️
    182 we miss you and George forever will be remembered 🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍 handsome boys 🫶🏽🙏🏽
    181 i love you big brother
    182 i love you primito, you and Jorgito are always on my mind- always my baby Joey 💙🕊️
    181 You will be missed Joey love your cuss ❤️🫶🏽
    179 i love you to the moon and back 💙🕊️💙🕊️💙
    175 i Love & Miss You So Much Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️🥹💙 Forever&Always 🫶🏽😘 -Mi’Amor & Chacha
    174 love u Joey will miss you so much 🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    174 FOREVER 14!! love you Fat Joe
    174 its almost your birthday baby. i love you with all my heart.
    216 miss you every day🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    213 miss you
    214 i love you baby Joey
    211 my beautiful angel
    212 we love you so much joe 💙
    211 i love you so much fat joe 🥹🕊️
    213 always and forever in our hearts -love your baby cuzn Mi'Amor 🥹🫶🏽
    207 i love you joey my fat joe i love you so much my fat joe 😘🥹💙🫶🏽🕊️.
    210 i miss you baby boy
    208 happy birthday forever 14
    209 i miss you baby joey
    207 we love you joey.
    209 my little chef
    209 he loved his bling bling. had nothing but Gold jewelry.
    206 forever 14♥️🕊️💙we love you joey.
    170 slways well dress,,, handsome,, sexy boy. ♥️
    204 omg his hair tho,,,,. 😎👌🤘🏼was the best,, may you shine in heaven
    206 ♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘
    179 always shining. you are one of a kind
    234 Tu Madrina will forever miss you Baby Joey!!
    213 we miss you joey 🥹🫶🏽
    204 we love Joey and Jorge
    114 kwwp
    204 we love you Joey and Jorge
    204 we miss you
    207 A beautiful Angel in Heaven'. We love you Joey
    201 we miss you son
    202 alwayds made us smile nm what 💙🥺
    200 i miss you so much my fat joe 🥺💙🫶🏽
    201 Forever Joey and Jorge Torres they are loved 🫶🏽🫶🏽🕊️🕊️
    204 i love you so much bro i miss you and there aint a day i dont think abt u 💔🥺
    202 i love yo baby joey💔💔💔💔
    200 the best kid ever!!!!!!
    145 🫶🏼🫶🏼😍❤️😘🕊️🕊️👼
    200 we love you Fat Joey ❤️🙏😘👼
    202 A great student,,,, sharing ,, caring!!!
    198 we love forever&always my fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    192 love you so much fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    194 i mise you baby joey so much. this shit sucks not having you around
    212 wish I could turn back time so I could hug you tight and say I love you! 💕
    196 i miss you son sooooo much.
    207 I try to make sense of how the events occurred ... but it makes no sense. I just miss you.
    189 good morning son
    189 this life is so different without you. 🤷🏼‍♀️. we need you💔💔
    188 i hate being in this world without you!!
    190 your my beautiful 😇❤️❤️🕊️🤍🙏
    188 i miss you son
    189 my primito i miss you sooo much📿🤍🕊️🙏
    181 i wish i can call you in heaven🧐🤷🏼‍♀️🕊️i 😘
    188 i miss you sooooo much Joey. 🫶🏼🥰😘
    187 its a new pain once i wake up,
    195 we love you joey 💙
    216 Mi niño hermoso! Ahora eres un angel del elenco de Dios. 💙👼
    183 i miss you every day.
    183 this was the worse year of my life. loosing you is the most pain a mother can bear
    186 i miss you Joey
    175 ℳ𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎𝒹𝒶𝓎🤍
    173 mommy loves you sooooo much.
    175 forever Baby Joey. we love you
    171 My Angel in heaven forever!!🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    172 My baby boy🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🥹😢
    186 I love you mi niño hermoso. 💙
    175 always a loving person smiling 🥰
    174 i love you fat joe 😘
    174 always smiling love the game😂💯
    174 always keep snacks 😌dont play with fat joe snacks 👏🏻
    171 i love you son🤍
    172 i remember u and ur big cute smile primo love u 4 eva jj worlds
    169 for ever and always will be loved
    172 You are truly missed🤍
    171 we truly miss you.
    170 you will always live in are ❤️ heart,,, i love you
    170 i will always love you to the moon and back
    170 mommy misses you sooo much my heart
    169 you took my heart to heaven with you son
    169 ℐ𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓌ℴ𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓌ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉 🤍🌎
    169 my little Angel.
    167 i miss everything about you.
    167 always watch over us. be are protector.
    168 Heaven has a great Angel!!!! The most beautiful Angel ever
    166 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    169 Joey Torres Forever
    169 we love you always & forever. 💙👼
    168 i miss you every day my joey
    185 Tu Madrina will always have you in her ❤️!
    165 I love you son
    165 My Angel 👼 in heaven
    166 Forever Joey and Jorge
    166 We miss you so much
    172 My little Angel forever and ever.
    172 I will keep you name going forever
    172 Your truly missed here on earth’
    172 You took the most beautiful person away from us
    170 we love you joey amd jorge
    170 i love you fat joe Forever&Always 🤞🏽🤍🥹
    172 The most amazing person ever
    172 you are a great kid.
    173 LLJoey foreva u ❤️‍🩹🤍🕊️
    173 siempre te amaré y nunca te olvidade
    172 we miss you soooooo much
    172 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    172 he always made everyone laugh
    172 he had a great heart
    171 My Angelito 👼👼🕊️🤍
    171 i love you joey
    170 My Joey,,,🕊️🤍 i miss you so much son.
    168 You took my ❤️ heart to heaven with you.
    169 Good student,,,, with a Good ❤️ Heart
    170 long live joey🕊️💯
    170 I love you to the 🌙 moon and back
    167 myyy sonnnnnnn
    167 Te Amo❤️❤️
    167 You are so missed here on earth.
    165 Joey loved to have his snacks.
    167 Joey had this beautiful 😊 smile!!!
    167 Joey had his beautiful long hair,,, he was so handsome 😤😤
    166 My Angel kept a smile on all of are faces.
    166 🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    167 Always protect your family,,, my beautiful Angel 👼🤍🕊️
    164 I love my son to the moon and back!!🌙🌙🙏🏼🙏🏼
    166 A mothers love for her son is so powerful 😤
    166 My Angels,,, you will forever be a legend!!! no one can take that away💪😤
    166 Joey and Jorge are legends😤😤😤
    170 we miss u Joey🤍
    164 🩵🩵🩵
    167 you are missed
    166 i love you son
    168 mommy misses you 🕊️🤍🕊️
    168 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    167 Love you Joey🩵
    169 Keep hating and dealing our boys comments haters
    167 yall some haters,,, who ever is deleting. HATERS
    167 Your names will love thru so many generations
    165 i will keep your names going forever
    165 this is your 🌎 world we are just living in it
    167 we love you handsome babies
    167 Never gave up hope
    167 wss an amazing kid
    167 took care of others
    167 Torres boys forever 💪💯💪💯💪
    167 loved his game
    167 is missed by his brother and sisters
    167 was very respectful
    167 Joey and Jorge Forever😤😤💯💪
    167 S.O.Y
    167 your names will always be Legends 😤😤
    167 I will make sure the world knows you are!! 815 Torres Boys
    166 Your name will live thru many generations💪😤💪😤💪
    167 never gave up Hope😘😘🙏🏼
    165 Always kept it 💯
    166 Joey had the biggest ❤️ heart Ever😘😘😇🤍
    165 You where one of a kind😤😤💪💪
    166 You where a Great kid with a big future 🕊️🕊️
    165 One of the best kid a Mother can have🙏🏼🤍🙏🏼🤍
    163 Forever My Joey Torres💪💪💪😤😤😤
    166 𖢌love u JJ𖢌🕯️
    163 I love you witj all my ❤️ heart son.
    162 Your memories will always be cherish!!!
    163 I hold you in my Heart ❤️ until i hold you again in heaven 🤍🕊️🤍
    115 The saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that' was supyto live hai whole life with you
    163 May you boys bless us with all your Angel blessings
    166 My Joey you where one of a kind!!
    158 I love you Joey
    158 ℒℴ𝓋ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓁 𝒿ℴℯ𝓎 🫶🕊️
    157 the saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that was supposed to love there whole life with me.
    170 Mi niño bello cuida a tu Mami ahora eres un Angel. she needs you beyond words.
    160 I love you baby Joey!! 💙🤍
    161 I think about you often, I miss you everyday! 💙
    155 I'm sorry for not spending more time with you! 😭
    150 I miss you Joey🥹🥹🥹🥹
    146 your Tia marie te amo mucho por siempre en mi corazon!!❤️
    147 I miss you Joey
    134 God took the most beautiful Angel Ever💙💙
    127 I miss u every day son💙💙
    116 My Angel Babies
    108 I Miss My Angel
    108 My Angel In Heaven💙💙
    106 815-Torres Boys!!
    103 ❤️😘❤️😘
    104 Mi Angelito 💙💙
    99 I miss You so Much Joey
    93 Happy Heavenly Birthday!! 💙 Love you always and forever!!
    84 happy turkey day twin miss you
    82 These Holidays are not the same without you
    66 07/01/2023 we miss you Joey Torres
    58 i love you son with all my ❤️ heart my little Joey

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