Joey Julian Torres, age 14

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

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  • Nickname:
    193 baby Joey,,,
    210 Fat Joe
    212 Lil joe
    150 fat joey🕊️
    211 baby Joey
    134 fat joe
    210 Jojo
    142 joey
    133 li joe
    184 Joey
    186 Baby Joey
    239 little Joe
    240 Sexy Joey
    234 Li Joe
    197 mi joey
    198 joe flock
    200 baby joey
    198 fat joe 💙
    199 lil joe
    194 Joey Torres
    199 Baby Joey.
    196 Joe joe
    202 Martin
    201 baby joe
    203 Joesphhhh
    201 fat Joe
    198 lil JO
    194 Jo-Jo
    194 jo-jo
    184 Martine
    130 Jo Jo
    40 matincito
    38 Martincito
    40 Joeyto
  • Number of children:
    185 he would of had as many God would aloud him too. if his life wasn't stolen.
    227 they stole his life and took his future away!😢
    194 As many God would aloud him too. before his life was stolen,,by ignorance people
    169 joey what is the best big brother❤️❤️
    169 he would teach me how to cook
  • Personality:
    189 funny loving always had a big smile
    188 big smile all the time , funnie
    188 my son was a beautiful child full of life.
    187 always happy,,,, funny!!!
    196 Always Smiling
    192 Funny
    194 Kind
    194 sweet happy ❤️
    204 Always smiling caring loving
    175 was so funny always had a smile on his face
    200 loving,,, caring,,, funny
    200 loved to watch miamor he was best babysitter
    197 loved to dance with me to any song i put on 🥹🫶🏽
    196 very funny and always make jokes
    197 loved to cook .
    199 always made sure his mom had her snack, drinks and lunch for work 🥹
    186 nice and always had a big smile
    182 always had a big smile was funny 🕯️🫶🏽❤️
    230 always smiling
    226 loving cousin love u Joey prima Gina and family ♾️🫶🏽❤️
    225 always smiling ❤️
    192 very goofy 🤣. always dancing with Me 😁
    224 love to cook for his mom 🥰
    229 always made sure his mom had what She needed for work & Was Ready for work too 🙂.
    229 loved playing with his little brother 🫶🏽
    229 loved to drive his one and only little sister crazy 🥰🥰
    220 always had sanck or the money for it 🥹🤣🤣💙
    165 eeeeeeeeeeeeee
    220 always driving my car. poppong out of no where saying eeeeeee
    221 loove to drive
    218 He had a big smile🙂
    183 his " eeeee " 😭
    185 Outgoing
    185 creative
    184 😄 funny
    188 joking around 🫶🏼
    188 goofy 😄
    188 kind
    187 loving
    186 always kept everyone with a smile,, even thru there hard days
    187 beautiful personality. i miss you son
    181 Sharing
    181 Happy
    180 Giving
    181 Smart
    181 Friendly
    186 Nice
    185 Happy kid
    186 Creative
    187 awesome
    189 wonderful
    188 funny
    187 amazing
    187 responsible
    187 caring
    186 making jokes
    183 The best brother
    182 a good friend.
    182 smart
    180 loved his family
    179 love his video games
    179 giving
    178 handsome
    179 had alot of potential
    179 silly
    179 The biggest ❤️ Heart ever😘😘😘
    120 long live joey
    120 Funny,, kind,,
    118 Always Giving,, cared for others.
    118 Handsome
    104 loveing brother and always a smile funny
  • Occupation:
    183 Student
    214 cooking
    216 taking care of his baby brother,,,
    216 maintain a beautiful clean room.
    216 being a happy kid.
    181 playing video games
    181 being a kid was his only Job!!
    176 To be a kid was his only Job!!!!🕊️🕊️
    182 Helping with his sonson,,, little brother
    182 gamer boy
    179 music
    175 Going to school
    175 The best son Ever!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
    118 School
  • Workplace:
    212 playin his PlayStation 5 (all day)
    212 enjoying a kids life was his only Job.
    211 we love you.
    211 forever 14. ♥️😘♥️😘♥️
    175 being a brother to his siblings
    173 Playing his game. And Being a happy kid was his job
    173 Playing his game and being a kid was his only job
    178 Being a kid was his only job
    142 student
    178 playing his game.
    173 His only Job is to be a kid.
    116 Being a kid was his only job.
  • Schools attended:
    117 auburn high school
    179 Auburn
    178 Galapagos Middle School
    129 Galápagos, Auburn high school
    128 Galapagos
    128 auburn high
    159 auburn hs, galápagos
    151 Graduated Galapagos Charter School.
    117 Auburn high school
    118 aurburn high
    174 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    178 Freshman in Auburn high school
    178 🧑‍🎓 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    172 galápagos
    173 Graduates Galapagos middle school
    173 Freshman in Auburn High
    116 Galapagos,, Auburn High
  • Comments:
    182 loving brother, caring we will miss you fat joey 🤍🤍
    180 i miss you lil cuz i wish we can hop on the game💔
    183 Miss And Love You Forever&Always My Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️💙😘. -Me & Mi'Amor
    199 My Joey, tu Madrina will forever miss you and you will stay in my heart. 💔🪽
    180 i miss you soooo much son. i love you,,, i heart is so broken with out you son.
    173 i love you fat joe , i miss you so much
    172 love you and jorge continue watching over 💕
    172 I love you bff I will never forget youuu💙🤞🏼🗣️
    183 We will miss you Joey 🕯️🕯️
    185 i miss you joeyyy💙💙
    185 LLJOEY💙💙
    183 very funny,,, handsome,,, my son was full of life
    184 my son was an amazing kid. one of a kind. i love you joey.
    183 i love you
    183 miss you joey 💙💙💙
    185 We Miss You So So Much My Fat Joe -Mi’Amor & ChaCha 😘
    182 i Love You Forever&Always 💙💙🤞🏽
    183 "is there world we just living in it" LLJJ-LLJD 🌍🌎🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕯️🕯️
    181 We love you JoJo 🤍🕯️
    181 we miss you and George forever will be remembered 🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍 handsome boys 🫶🏽🙏🏽
    180 i love you big brother
    181 i love you primito, you and Jorgito are always on my mind- always my baby Joey 💙🕊️
    180 You will be missed Joey love your cuss ❤️🫶🏽
    178 i love you to the moon and back 💙🕊️💙🕊️💙
    174 i Love & Miss You So Much Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️🥹💙 Forever&Always 🫶🏽😘 -Mi’Amor & Chacha
    173 love u Joey will miss you so much 🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    173 FOREVER 14!! love you Fat Joe
    173 its almost your birthday baby. i love you with all my heart.
    215 miss you every day🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    212 miss you
    213 i love you baby Joey
    210 my beautiful angel
    211 we love you so much joe 💙
    210 i love you so much fat joe 🥹🕊️
    212 always and forever in our hearts -love your baby cuzn Mi'Amor 🥹🫶🏽
    206 i love you joey my fat joe i love you so much my fat joe 😘🥹💙🫶🏽🕊️.
    209 i miss you baby boy
    207 happy birthday forever 14
    208 i miss you baby joey
    206 we love you joey.
    208 my little chef
    208 he loved his bling bling. had nothing but Gold jewelry.
    205 forever 14♥️🕊️💙we love you joey.
    169 slways well dress,,, handsome,, sexy boy. ♥️
    203 omg his hair tho,,,,. 😎👌🤘🏼was the best,, may you shine in heaven
    205 ♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘
    178 always shining. you are one of a kind
    233 Tu Madrina will forever miss you Baby Joey!!
    212 we miss you joey 🥹🫶🏽
    203 we love Joey and Jorge
    113 kwwp
    203 we love you Joey and Jorge
    203 we miss you
    206 A beautiful Angel in Heaven'. We love you Joey
    200 we miss you son
    201 alwayds made us smile nm what 💙🥺
    199 i miss you so much my fat joe 🥺💙🫶🏽
    200 Forever Joey and Jorge Torres they are loved 🫶🏽🫶🏽🕊️🕊️
    203 i love you so much bro i miss you and there aint a day i dont think abt u 💔🥺
    201 i love yo baby joey💔💔💔💔
    199 the best kid ever!!!!!!
    144 🫶🏼🫶🏼😍❤️😘🕊️🕊️👼
    199 we love you Fat Joey ❤️🙏😘👼
    201 A great student,,,, sharing ,, caring!!!
    197 we love forever&always my fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    191 love you so much fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    193 i mise you baby joey so much. this shit sucks not having you around
    211 wish I could turn back time so I could hug you tight and say I love you! 💕
    195 i miss you son sooooo much.
    206 I try to make sense of how the events occurred ... but it makes no sense. I just miss you.
    188 good morning son
    188 this life is so different without you. 🤷🏼‍♀️. we need you💔💔
    187 i hate being in this world without you!!
    189 your my beautiful 😇❤️❤️🕊️🤍🙏
    187 i miss you son
    188 my primito i miss you sooo much📿🤍🕊️🙏
    180 i wish i can call you in heaven🧐🤷🏼‍♀️🕊️i 😘
    187 i miss you sooooo much Joey. 🫶🏼🥰😘
    186 its a new pain once i wake up,
    194 we love you joey 💙
    215 Mi niño hermoso! Ahora eres un angel del elenco de Dios. 💙👼
    182 i miss you every day.
    182 this was the worse year of my life. loosing you is the most pain a mother can bear
    185 i miss you Joey
    174 ℳ𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎𝒹𝒶𝓎🤍
    172 mommy loves you sooooo much.
    174 forever Baby Joey. we love you
    170 My Angel in heaven forever!!🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    171 My baby boy🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🥹😢
    185 I love you mi niño hermoso. 💙
    174 always a loving person smiling 🥰
    173 i love you fat joe 😘
    173 always smiling love the game😂💯
    173 always keep snacks 😌dont play with fat joe snacks 👏🏻
    170 i love you son🤍
    171 i remember u and ur big cute smile primo love u 4 eva jj worlds
    168 for ever and always will be loved
    171 You are truly missed🤍
    170 we truly miss you.
    169 you will always live in are ❤️ heart,,, i love you
    169 i will always love you to the moon and back
    169 mommy misses you sooo much my heart
    168 you took my heart to heaven with you son
    168 ℐ𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓌ℴ𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓌ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉 🤍🌎
    168 my little Angel.
    166 i miss everything about you.
    166 always watch over us. be are protector.
    167 Heaven has a great Angel!!!! The most beautiful Angel ever
    165 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    168 Joey Torres Forever
    168 we love you always & forever. 💙👼
    167 i miss you every day my joey
    184 Tu Madrina will always have you in her ❤️!
    164 I love you son
    164 My Angel 👼 in heaven
    165 Forever Joey and Jorge
    165 We miss you so much
    171 My little Angel forever and ever.
    171 I will keep you name going forever
    171 Your truly missed here on earth’
    171 You took the most beautiful person away from us
    169 we love you joey amd jorge
    169 i love you fat joe Forever&Always 🤞🏽🤍🥹
    171 The most amazing person ever
    171 you are a great kid.
    172 LLJoey foreva u ❤️‍🩹🤍🕊️
    172 siempre te amaré y nunca te olvidade
    171 we miss you soooooo much
    171 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    171 he always made everyone laugh
    171 he had a great heart
    170 My Angelito 👼👼🕊️🤍
    170 i love you joey
    169 My Joey,,,🕊️🤍 i miss you so much son.
    167 You took my ❤️ heart to heaven with you.
    168 Good student,,,, with a Good ❤️ Heart
    169 long live joey🕊️💯
    169 I love you to the 🌙 moon and back
    166 myyy sonnnnnnn
    166 Te Amo❤️❤️
    166 You are so missed here on earth.
    164 Joey loved to have his snacks.
    166 Joey had this beautiful 😊 smile!!!
    166 Joey had his beautiful long hair,,, he was so handsome 😤😤
    165 My Angel kept a smile on all of are faces.
    165 🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    166 Always protect your family,,, my beautiful Angel 👼🤍🕊️
    163 I love my son to the moon and back!!🌙🌙🙏🏼🙏🏼
    165 A mothers love for her son is so powerful 😤
    165 My Angels,,, you will forever be a legend!!! no one can take that away💪😤
    165 Joey and Jorge are legends😤😤😤
    169 we miss u Joey🤍
    163 🩵🩵🩵
    166 you are missed
    165 i love you son
    167 mommy misses you 🕊️🤍🕊️
    167 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    166 Love you Joey🩵
    168 Keep hating and dealing our boys comments haters
    166 yall some haters,,, who ever is deleting. HATERS
    166 Your names will love thru so many generations
    164 i will keep your names going forever
    164 this is your 🌎 world we are just living in it
    166 we love you handsome babies
    166 Never gave up hope
    166 wss an amazing kid
    166 took care of others
    166 Torres boys forever 💪💯💪💯💪
    166 loved his game
    166 is missed by his brother and sisters
    166 was very respectful
    166 Joey and Jorge Forever😤😤💯💪
    166 S.O.Y
    166 your names will always be Legends 😤😤
    166 I will make sure the world knows you are!! 815 Torres Boys
    165 Your name will live thru many generations💪😤💪😤💪
    166 never gave up Hope😘😘🙏🏼
    164 Always kept it 💯
    165 Joey had the biggest ❤️ heart Ever😘😘😇🤍
    164 You where one of a kind😤😤💪💪
    165 You where a Great kid with a big future 🕊️🕊️
    164 One of the best kid a Mother can have🙏🏼🤍🙏🏼🤍
    162 Forever My Joey Torres💪💪💪😤😤😤
    165 𖢌love u JJ𖢌🕯️
    162 I love you witj all my ❤️ heart son.
    161 Your memories will always be cherish!!!
    162 I hold you in my Heart ❤️ until i hold you again in heaven 🤍🕊️🤍
    114 The saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that' was supyto live hai whole life with you
    162 May you boys bless us with all your Angel blessings
    165 My Joey you where one of a kind!!
    157 I love you Joey
    157 ℒℴ𝓋ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓁 𝒿ℴℯ𝓎 🫶🕊️
    156 the saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that was supposed to love there whole life with me.
    169 Mi niño bello cuida a tu Mami ahora eres un Angel. she needs you beyond words.
    159 I love you baby Joey!! 💙🤍
    160 I think about you often, I miss you everyday! 💙
    154 I'm sorry for not spending more time with you! 😭
    149 I miss you Joey🥹🥹🥹🥹
    145 your Tia marie te amo mucho por siempre en mi corazon!!❤️
    146 I miss you Joey
    133 God took the most beautiful Angel Ever💙💙
    126 I miss u every day son💙💙
    115 My Angel Babies
    107 I Miss My Angel
    107 My Angel In Heaven💙💙
    105 815-Torres Boys!!
    102 ❤️😘❤️😘
    103 Mi Angelito 💙💙
    98 I miss You so Much Joey
    92 Happy Heavenly Birthday!! 💙 Love you always and forever!!
    83 happy turkey day twin miss you
    81 These Holidays are not the same without you
    65 07/01/2023 we miss you Joey Torres
    57 i love you son with all my ❤️ heart my little Joey

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