Joey Julian Torres, age 14

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

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  • Nickname:
    152 baby Joey,,,
    169 Fat Joe
    172 Fat Joe🥰
    171 Lil joe
    109 fat joey🕊️
    170 baby Joey
    93 fat joe
    169 Jojo
    101 joey
    92 li joe
    143 Joey
    145 Baby Joey
    198 little Joe
    199 Sexy Joey
    193 Li Joe
    156 mi joey
    157 joe flock
    159 baby joey
    157 fat joe 💙
    158 lil joe
    153 Joey Torres
    158 Baby Joey.
    155 Joe joe
    161 Martin
    160 baby joe
    162 Joesphhhh
    160 fat Joe
    157 lil JO
    153 Jo-Jo
    154 jo-jo
    143 Martine
    89 Jo Jo
  • Number of children:
    145 he would of had as many God would aloud him too. if his life wasn't stolen.
    187 they stole his life and took his future away!😢
    153 As many God would aloud him too. before his life was stolen,,by ignorance people
    128 joey what is the best big brother❤️❤️
    128 he would teach me how to cook
  • Personality:
    148 funny loving always had a big smile
    147 big smile all the time , funnie
    147 my son was a beautiful child full of life.
    146 always happy,,,, funny!!!
    155 Always Smiling
    151 Funny
    153 Kind
    153 sweet happy ❤️
    163 Always smiling caring loving
    134 was so funny always had a smile on his face
    159 loving,,, caring,,, funny
    159 loved to watch miamor he was best babysitter
    156 loved to dance with me to any song i put on 🥹🫶🏽
    155 very funny and always make jokes
    156 loved to cook .
    158 always made sure his mom had her snack, drinks and lunch for work 🥹
    145 nice and always had a big smile
    143 always had a big smile was funny 🕯️🫶🏽❤️
    190 always smiling
    186 loving cousin love u Joey prima Gina and family ♾️🫶🏽❤️
    185 always smiling ❤️
    152 very goofy 🤣. always dancing with Me 😁
    184 love to cook for his mom 🥰
    189 always made sure his mom had what She needed for work & Was Ready for work too 🙂.
    189 loved playing with his little brother 🫶🏽
    189 loved to drive his one and only little sister crazy 🥰🥰
    180 always had sanck or the money for it 🥹🤣🤣💙
    125 eeeeeeeeeeeeee
    180 always driving my car. poppong out of no where saying eeeeeee
    181 loove to drive
    178 He had a big smile🙂
    143 his " eeeee " 😭
    145 Outgoing
    145 creative
    144 😄 funny
    148 joking around 🫶🏼
    148 goofy 😄
    148 kind
    147 loving
    146 always kept everyone with a smile,, even thru there hard days
    147 beautiful personality. i miss you son
    141 Sharing
    141 Happy
    140 Giving
    141 Smart
    141 Friendly
    146 Nice
    145 Happy kid
    146 Creative
    147 awesome
    149 wonderful
    148 funny
    147 amazing
    147 responsible
    147 caring
    146 making jokes
    143 The best brother
    142 a good friend.
    142 smart
    140 loved his family
    139 love his video games
    139 giving
    139 handsome
    140 had alot of potential
    139 silly
    140 The biggest ❤️ Heart ever😘😘😘
    81 long live joey
    80 Funny,, kind,,
    79 Always Giving,, cared for others.
    79 Handsome
    65 loveing brother and always a smile funny
  • Occupation:
    144 Student
    175 cooking
    177 taking care of his baby brother,,,
    177 maintain a beautiful clean room.
    177 being a happy kid.
    142 playing video games
    142 being a kid was his only Job!!
    137 To be a kid was his only Job!!!!🕊️🕊️
    143 Helping with his sonson,,, little brother
    143 gamer boy
    142 music
    136 Going to school
    136 The best son Ever!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
    79 School
  • Workplace:
    175 playin his PlayStation 5 (all day)
    175 enjoying a kids life was his only Job.
    174 we love you.
    174 forever 14. ♥️😘♥️😘♥️
    138 being a brother to his siblings
    136 Playing his game. And Being a happy kid was his job
    136 Playing his game and being a kid was his only job
    141 Being a kid was his only job
    105 student
    141 playing his game.
    136 His only Job is to be a kid.
    79 Being a kid was his only job.
  • Schools attended:
    80 auburn high school
    143 Auburn
    142 Galapagos Middle School
    92 Galápagos, Auburn high school
    91 Galapagos
    91 auburn high
    122 auburn hs, galápagos
    114 Graduated Galapagos Charter School.
    80 Auburn high school
    81 aurburn high
    137 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    141 Freshman in Auburn high school
    141 🧑‍🎓 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    135 galápagos
    136 Graduates Galapagos middle school
    136 Freshman in Auburn High
    79 Galapagos,, Auburn High
  • Comments:
    146 loving brother, caring we will miss you fat joey 🤍🤍
    144 i miss you lil cuz i wish we can hop on the game💔
    147 Miss And Love You Forever&Always My Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️💙😘. -Me & Mi'Amor
    163 My Joey, tu Madrina will forever miss you and you will stay in my heart. 💔🪽
    144 i miss you soooo much son. i love you,,, i heart is so broken with out you son.
    137 i love you fat joe , i miss you so much
    136 love you and jorge continue watching over 💕
    136 I love you bff I will never forget youuu💙🤞🏼🗣️
    147 We will miss you Joey 🕯️🕯️
    149 i miss you joeyyy💙💙
    149 LLJOEY💙💙
    147 very funny,,, handsome,,, my son was full of life
    148 my son was an amazing kid. one of a kind. i love you joey.
    147 i love you
    147 miss you joey 💙💙💙
    149 We Miss You So So Much My Fat Joe -Mi’Amor & ChaCha 😘
    146 i Love You Forever&Always 💙💙🤞🏽
    147 "is there world we just living in it" LLJJ-LLJD 🌍🌎🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕯️🕯️
    145 We love you JoJo 🤍🕯️
    145 we miss you and George forever will be remembered 🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍 handsome boys 🫶🏽🙏🏽
    144 i love you big brother
    145 i love you primito, you and Jorgito are always on my mind- always my baby Joey 💙🕊️
    144 You will be missed Joey love your cuss ❤️🫶🏽
    143 i love you to the moon and back 💙🕊️💙🕊️💙
    138 i Love & Miss You So Much Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️🥹💙 Forever&Always 🫶🏽😘 -Mi’Amor & Chacha
    137 love u Joey will miss you so much 🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    137 FOREVER 14!! love you Fat Joe
    137 its almost your birthday baby. i love you with all my heart.
    179 miss you every day🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    176 miss you
    177 i love you baby Joey
    174 my beautiful angel
    175 we love you so much joe 💙
    174 i love you so much fat joe 🥹🕊️
    176 always and forever in our hearts -love your baby cuzn Mi'Amor 🥹🫶🏽
    170 i love you joey my fat joe i love you so much my fat joe 😘🥹💙🫶🏽🕊️.
    173 i miss you baby boy
    171 happy birthday forever 14
    172 i miss you baby joey
    170 we love you joey.
    172 my little chef
    172 he loved his bling bling. had nothing but Gold jewelry.
    169 forever 14♥️🕊️💙we love you joey.
    133 slways well dress,,, handsome,, sexy boy. ♥️
    167 omg his hair tho,,,,. 😎👌🤘🏼was the best,, may you shine in heaven
    169 ♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘
    142 always shining. you are one of a kind
    197 Tu Madrina will forever miss you Baby Joey!!
    176 we miss you joey 🥹🫶🏽
    167 we love Joey and Jorge
    77 kwwp
    167 we love you Joey and Jorge
    167 we miss you
    170 A beautiful Angel in Heaven'. We love you Joey
    164 we miss you son
    165 alwayds made us smile nm what 💙🥺
    163 i miss you so much my fat joe 🥺💙🫶🏽
    164 Forever Joey and Jorge Torres they are loved 🫶🏽🫶🏽🕊️🕊️
    167 i love you so much bro i miss you and there aint a day i dont think abt u 💔🥺
    165 i love yo baby joey💔💔💔💔
    163 the best kid ever!!!!!!
    108 🫶🏼🫶🏼😍❤️😘🕊️🕊️👼
    163 we love you Fat Joey ❤️🙏😘👼
    165 A great student,,,, sharing ,, caring!!!
    161 we love forever&always my fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    155 love you so much fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    157 i mise you baby joey so much. this shit sucks not having you around
    175 wish I could turn back time so I could hug you tight and say I love you! 💕
    159 i miss you son sooooo much.
    170 I try to make sense of how the events occurred ... but it makes no sense. I just miss you.
    152 good morning son
    152 this life is so different without you. 🤷🏼‍♀️. we need you💔💔
    151 i hate being in this world without you!!
    153 your my beautiful 😇❤️❤️🕊️🤍🙏
    151 i miss you son
    152 my primito i miss you sooo much📿🤍🕊️🙏
    145 i wish i can call you in heaven🧐🤷🏼‍♀️🕊️i 😘
    151 i miss you sooooo much Joey. 🫶🏼🥰😘
    150 its a new pain once i wake up,
    158 we love you joey 💙
    179 Mi niño hermoso! Ahora eres un angel del elenco de Dios. 💙👼
    146 i miss you every day.
    146 this was the worse year of my life. loosing you is the most pain a mother can bear
    149 i miss you Joey
    138 ℳ𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎𝒹𝒶𝓎🤍
    136 mommy loves you sooooo much.
    138 forever Baby Joey. we love you
    134 My Angel in heaven forever!!🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    135 My baby boy🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🥹😢
    149 I love you mi niño hermoso. 💙
    138 always a loving person smiling 🥰
    137 i love you fat joe 😘
    137 always smiling love the game😂💯
    137 always keep snacks 😌dont play with fat joe snacks 👏🏻
    134 i love you son🤍
    135 i remember u and ur big cute smile primo love u 4 eva jj worlds
    132 for ever and always will be loved
    135 You are truly missed🤍
    134 we truly miss you.
    133 you will always live in are ❤️ heart,,, i love you
    133 i will always love you to the moon and back
    133 mommy misses you sooo much my heart
    132 you took my heart to heaven with you son
    132 ℐ𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓌ℴ𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓌ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉 🤍🌎
    132 my little Angel.
    130 i miss everything about you.
    130 always watch over us. be are protector.
    131 Heaven has a great Angel!!!! The most beautiful Angel ever
    129 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    132 Joey Torres Forever
    132 we love you always & forever. 💙👼
    131 i miss you every day my joey
    148 Tu Madrina will always have you in her ❤️!
    128 I love you son
    128 My Angel 👼 in heaven
    129 Forever Joey and Jorge
    129 We miss you so much
    135 My little Angel forever and ever.
    135 I will keep you name going forever
    135 Your truly missed here on earth’
    135 You took the most beautiful person away from us
    134 we love you joey amd jorge
    133 i love you fat joe Forever&Always 🤞🏽🤍🥹
    135 The most amazing person ever
    135 you are a great kid.
    136 LLJoey foreva u ❤️‍🩹🤍🕊️
    136 siempre te amaré y nunca te olvidade
    135 we miss you soooooo much
    135 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    135 he always made everyone laugh
    135 he had a great heart
    134 My Angelito 👼👼🕊️🤍
    134 i love you joey
    133 My Joey,,,🕊️🤍 i miss you so much son.
    131 You took my ❤️ heart to heaven with you.
    132 Good student,,,, with a Good ❤️ Heart
    133 long live joey🕊️💯
    133 I love you to the 🌙 moon and back
    130 myyy sonnnnnnn
    130 Te Amo❤️❤️
    130 You are so missed here on earth.
    128 Joey loved to have his snacks.
    130 Joey had this beautiful 😊 smile!!!
    130 Joey had his beautiful long hair,,, he was so handsome 😤😤
    129 My Angel kept a smile on all of are faces.
    129 🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    130 Always protect your family,,, my beautiful Angel 👼🤍🕊️
    127 I love my son to the moon and back!!🌙🌙🙏🏼🙏🏼
    129 A mothers love for her son is so powerful 😤
    129 My Angels,,, you will forever be a legend!!! no one can take that away💪😤
    129 Joey and Jorge are legends😤😤😤
    133 we miss u Joey🤍
    127 🩵🩵🩵
    130 you are missed
    129 i love you son
    131 mommy misses you 🕊️🤍🕊️
    131 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    130 Love you Joey🩵
    132 Keep hating and dealing our boys comments haters
    131 yall some haters,,, who ever is deleting. HATERS
    130 Your names will love thru so many generations
    128 i will keep your names going forever
    128 this is your 🌎 world we are just living in it
    130 we love you handsome babies
    130 Never gave up hope
    130 wss an amazing kid
    131 took care of others
    130 Torres boys forever 💪💯💪💯💪
    130 loved his game
    130 is missed by his brother and sisters
    130 was very respectful
    130 Joey and Jorge Forever😤😤💯💪
    130 S.O.Y
    130 your names will always be Legends 😤😤
    130 I will make sure the world knows you are!! 815 Torres Boys
    129 Your name will live thru many generations💪😤💪😤💪
    130 never gave up Hope😘😘🙏🏼
    129 Always kept it 💯
    129 Joey had the biggest ❤️ heart Ever😘😘😇🤍
    128 You where one of a kind😤😤💪💪
    129 You where a Great kid with a big future 🕊️🕊️
    129 One of the best kid a Mother can have🙏🏼🤍🙏🏼🤍
    127 Forever My Joey Torres💪💪💪😤😤😤
    129 𖢌love u JJ𖢌🕯️
    126 I love you witj all my ❤️ heart son.
    125 Your memories will always be cherish!!!
    127 I hold you in my Heart ❤️ until i hold you again in heaven 🤍🕊️🤍
    79 The saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that' was supyto live hai whole life with you
    126 May you boys bless us with all your Angel blessings
    129 My Joey you where one of a kind!!
    121 I love you Joey
    121 ℒℴ𝓋ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓁 𝒿ℴℯ𝓎 🫶🕊️
    120 the saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that was supposed to love there whole life with me.
    133 Mi niño bello cuida a tu Mami ahora eres un Angel. she needs you beyond words.
    123 I love you baby Joey!! 💙🤍
    124 I think about you often, I miss you everyday! 💙
    118 I'm sorry for not spending more time with you! 😭
    113 I miss you Joey🥹🥹🥹🥹
    109 your Tia marie te amo mucho por siempre en mi corazon!!❤️
    110 I miss you Joey
    97 God took the most beautiful Angel Ever💙💙
    90 I miss u every day son💙💙
    80 My Angel Babies
    71 I Miss My Angel
    71 My Angel In Heaven💙💙
    69 815-Torres Boys!!
    66 ❤️😘❤️😘
    67 Mi Angelito 💙💙
    62 I miss You so Much Joey
    56 Happy Heavenly Birthday!! 💙 Love you always and forever!!
    47 happy turkey day twin miss you
    45 These Holidays are not the same without you
    29 07/01/2023 we miss you Joey Torres
    21 i love you son with all my ❤️ heart my little Joey

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