Joey Julian Torres, age 14

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

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  • Nickname:
    150 baby Joey,,,
    167 Fat Joe
    170 Fat Joe🥰
    169 Lil joe
    107 fat joey🕊️
    168 baby Joey
    91 fat joe
    167 Jojo
    99 joey
    90 li joe
    141 Joey
    143 Baby Joey
    196 little Joe
    197 Sexy Joey
    191 Li Joe
    154 mi joey
    155 joe flock
    157 baby joey
    155 fat joe 💙
    156 lil joe
    151 Joey Torres
    156 Baby Joey.
    153 Joe joe
    159 Martin
    158 baby joe
    160 Joesphhhh
    158 fat Joe
    155 lil JO
    151 Jo-Jo
    152 jo-jo
    141 Martine
    87 Jo Jo
  • Number of children:
    143 he would of had as many God would aloud him too. if his life wasn't stolen.
    185 they stole his life and took his future away!😢
    151 As many God would aloud him too. before his life was stolen,,by ignorance people
    126 joey what is the best big brother❤️❤️
    126 he would teach me how to cook
  • Personality:
    146 funny loving always had a big smile
    145 big smile all the time , funnie
    145 my son was a beautiful child full of life.
    144 always happy,,,, funny!!!
    153 Always Smiling
    149 Funny
    151 Kind
    151 sweet happy ❤️
    161 Always smiling caring loving
    132 was so funny always had a smile on his face
    157 loving,,, caring,,, funny
    157 loved to watch miamor he was best babysitter
    154 loved to dance with me to any song i put on 🥹🫶🏽
    153 very funny and always make jokes
    154 loved to cook .
    156 always made sure his mom had her snack, drinks and lunch for work 🥹
    143 nice and always had a big smile
    141 always had a big smile was funny 🕯️🫶🏽❤️
    188 always smiling
    184 loving cousin love u Joey prima Gina and family ♾️🫶🏽❤️
    183 always smiling ❤️
    150 very goofy 🤣. always dancing with Me 😁
    182 love to cook for his mom 🥰
    187 always made sure his mom had what She needed for work & Was Ready for work too 🙂.
    187 loved playing with his little brother 🫶🏽
    187 loved to drive his one and only little sister crazy 🥰🥰
    178 always had sanck or the money for it 🥹🤣🤣💙
    123 eeeeeeeeeeeeee
    178 always driving my car. poppong out of no where saying eeeeeee
    179 loove to drive
    176 He had a big smile🙂
    141 his " eeeee " 😭
    143 Outgoing
    143 creative
    142 😄 funny
    146 joking around 🫶🏼
    146 goofy 😄
    146 kind
    145 loving
    144 always kept everyone with a smile,, even thru there hard days
    145 beautiful personality. i miss you son
    139 Sharing
    139 Happy
    138 Giving
    139 Smart
    139 Friendly
    144 Nice
    143 Happy kid
    144 Creative
    145 awesome
    147 wonderful
    146 funny
    145 amazing
    145 responsible
    145 caring
    144 making jokes
    141 The best brother
    140 a good friend.
    140 smart
    138 loved his family
    137 love his video games
    137 giving
    137 handsome
    138 had alot of potential
    137 silly
    138 The biggest ❤️ Heart ever😘😘😘
    79 long live joey
    78 Funny,, kind,,
    77 Always Giving,, cared for others.
    77 Handsome
    63 loveing brother and always a smile funny
  • Occupation:
    142 Student
    173 cooking
    175 taking care of his baby brother,,,
    175 maintain a beautiful clean room.
    175 being a happy kid.
    140 playing video games
    140 being a kid was his only Job!!
    135 To be a kid was his only Job!!!!🕊️🕊️
    141 Helping with his sonson,,, little brother
    141 gamer boy
    140 music
    134 Going to school
    134 The best son Ever!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
    77 School
  • Workplace:
    173 playin his PlayStation 5 (all day)
    173 enjoying a kids life was his only Job.
    172 we love you.
    172 forever 14. ♥️😘♥️😘♥️
    136 being a brother to his siblings
    134 Playing his game. And Being a happy kid was his job
    134 Playing his game and being a kid was his only job
    139 Being a kid was his only job
    103 student
    139 playing his game.
    134 His only Job is to be a kid.
    77 Being a kid was his only job.
  • Schools attended:
    78 auburn high school
    141 Auburn
    140 Galapagos Middle School
    90 Galápagos, Auburn high school
    89 Galapagos
    89 auburn high
    120 auburn hs, galápagos
    112 Graduated Galapagos Charter School.
    78 Auburn high school
    79 aurburn high
    135 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    139 Freshman in Auburn high school
    139 🧑‍🎓 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    133 galápagos
    134 Graduates Galapagos middle school
    134 Freshman in Auburn High
    77 Galapagos,, Auburn High
  • Comments:
    144 loving brother, caring we will miss you fat joey 🤍🤍
    142 i miss you lil cuz i wish we can hop on the game💔
    145 Miss And Love You Forever&Always My Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️💙😘. -Me & Mi'Amor
    161 My Joey, tu Madrina will forever miss you and you will stay in my heart. 💔🪽
    142 i miss you soooo much son. i love you,,, i heart is so broken with out you son.
    135 i love you fat joe , i miss you so much
    134 love you and jorge continue watching over 💕
    134 I love you bff I will never forget youuu💙🤞🏼🗣️
    145 We will miss you Joey 🕯️🕯️
    147 i miss you joeyyy💙💙
    147 LLJOEY💙💙
    145 very funny,,, handsome,,, my son was full of life
    146 my son was an amazing kid. one of a kind. i love you joey.
    145 i love you
    145 miss you joey 💙💙💙
    147 We Miss You So So Much My Fat Joe -Mi’Amor & ChaCha 😘
    144 i Love You Forever&Always 💙💙🤞🏽
    145 "is there world we just living in it" LLJJ-LLJD 🌍🌎🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕯️🕯️
    143 We love you JoJo 🤍🕯️
    143 we miss you and George forever will be remembered 🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍 handsome boys 🫶🏽🙏🏽
    142 i love you big brother
    143 i love you primito, you and Jorgito are always on my mind- always my baby Joey 💙🕊️
    142 You will be missed Joey love your cuss ❤️🫶🏽
    141 i love you to the moon and back 💙🕊️💙🕊️💙
    136 i Love & Miss You So Much Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️🥹💙 Forever&Always 🫶🏽😘 -Mi’Amor & Chacha
    135 love u Joey will miss you so much 🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    135 FOREVER 14!! love you Fat Joe
    135 its almost your birthday baby. i love you with all my heart.
    177 miss you every day🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    174 miss you
    175 i love you baby Joey
    172 my beautiful angel
    173 we love you so much joe 💙
    172 i love you so much fat joe 🥹🕊️
    174 always and forever in our hearts -love your baby cuzn Mi'Amor 🥹🫶🏽
    168 i love you joey my fat joe i love you so much my fat joe 😘🥹💙🫶🏽🕊️.
    171 i miss you baby boy
    169 happy birthday forever 14
    170 i miss you baby joey
    168 we love you joey.
    170 my little chef
    170 he loved his bling bling. had nothing but Gold jewelry.
    167 forever 14♥️🕊️💙we love you joey.
    131 slways well dress,,, handsome,, sexy boy. ♥️
    165 omg his hair tho,,,,. 😎👌🤘🏼was the best,, may you shine in heaven
    167 ♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘
    140 always shining. you are one of a kind
    195 Tu Madrina will forever miss you Baby Joey!!
    174 we miss you joey 🥹🫶🏽
    165 we love Joey and Jorge
    75 kwwp
    165 we love you Joey and Jorge
    165 we miss you
    168 A beautiful Angel in Heaven'. We love you Joey
    162 we miss you son
    163 alwayds made us smile nm what 💙🥺
    161 i miss you so much my fat joe 🥺💙🫶🏽
    162 Forever Joey and Jorge Torres they are loved 🫶🏽🫶🏽🕊️🕊️
    165 i love you so much bro i miss you and there aint a day i dont think abt u 💔🥺
    163 i love yo baby joey💔💔💔💔
    161 the best kid ever!!!!!!
    106 🫶🏼🫶🏼😍❤️😘🕊️🕊️👼
    161 we love you Fat Joey ❤️🙏😘👼
    163 A great student,,,, sharing ,, caring!!!
    159 we love forever&always my fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    153 love you so much fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    155 i mise you baby joey so much. this shit sucks not having you around
    173 wish I could turn back time so I could hug you tight and say I love you! 💕
    157 i miss you son sooooo much.
    168 I try to make sense of how the events occurred ... but it makes no sense. I just miss you.
    150 good morning son
    150 this life is so different without you. 🤷🏼‍♀️. we need you💔💔
    149 i hate being in this world without you!!
    151 your my beautiful 😇❤️❤️🕊️🤍🙏
    149 i miss you son
    150 my primito i miss you sooo much📿🤍🕊️🙏
    143 i wish i can call you in heaven🧐🤷🏼‍♀️🕊️i 😘
    149 i miss you sooooo much Joey. 🫶🏼🥰😘
    148 its a new pain once i wake up,
    156 we love you joey 💙
    177 Mi niño hermoso! Ahora eres un angel del elenco de Dios. 💙👼
    144 i miss you every day.
    144 this was the worse year of my life. loosing you is the most pain a mother can bear
    147 i miss you Joey
    136 ℳ𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎𝒹𝒶𝓎🤍
    134 mommy loves you sooooo much.
    136 forever Baby Joey. we love you
    132 My Angel in heaven forever!!🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    133 My baby boy🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🥹😢
    147 I love you mi niño hermoso. 💙
    136 always a loving person smiling 🥰
    135 i love you fat joe 😘
    135 always smiling love the game😂💯
    135 always keep snacks 😌dont play with fat joe snacks 👏🏻
    133 i love you son🤍
    134 i remember u and ur big cute smile primo love u 4 eva jj worlds
    131 for ever and always will be loved
    134 You are truly missed🤍
    133 we truly miss you.
    132 you will always live in are ❤️ heart,,, i love you
    132 i will always love you to the moon and back
    132 mommy misses you sooo much my heart
    131 you took my heart to heaven with you son
    131 ℐ𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓌ℴ𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓌ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉 🤍🌎
    131 my little Angel.
    129 i miss everything about you.
    129 always watch over us. be are protector.
    130 Heaven has a great Angel!!!! The most beautiful Angel ever
    128 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    131 Joey Torres Forever
    131 we love you always & forever. 💙👼
    130 i miss you every day my joey
    147 Tu Madrina will always have you in her ❤️!
    127 I love you son
    127 My Angel 👼 in heaven
    128 Forever Joey and Jorge
    128 We miss you so much
    134 My little Angel forever and ever.
    134 I will keep you name going forever
    134 Your truly missed here on earth’
    134 You took the most beautiful person away from us
    133 we love you joey amd jorge
    132 i love you fat joe Forever&Always 🤞🏽🤍🥹
    134 The most amazing person ever
    134 you are a great kid.
    135 LLJoey foreva u ❤️‍🩹🤍🕊️
    135 siempre te amaré y nunca te olvidade
    134 we miss you soooooo much
    134 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    134 he always made everyone laugh
    134 he had a great heart
    133 My Angelito 👼👼🕊️🤍
    133 i love you joey
    132 My Joey,,,🕊️🤍 i miss you so much son.
    130 You took my ❤️ heart to heaven with you.
    131 Good student,,,, with a Good ❤️ Heart
    132 long live joey🕊️💯
    132 I love you to the 🌙 moon and back
    129 myyy sonnnnnnn
    129 Te Amo❤️❤️
    129 You are so missed here on earth.
    127 Joey loved to have his snacks.
    129 Joey had this beautiful 😊 smile!!!
    129 Joey had his beautiful long hair,,, he was so handsome 😤😤
    128 My Angel kept a smile on all of are faces.
    128 🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    129 Always protect your family,,, my beautiful Angel 👼🤍🕊️
    126 I love my son to the moon and back!!🌙🌙🙏🏼🙏🏼
    128 A mothers love for her son is so powerful 😤
    128 My Angels,,, you will forever be a legend!!! no one can take that away💪😤
    128 Joey and Jorge are legends😤😤😤
    132 we miss u Joey🤍
    126 🩵🩵🩵
    129 you are missed
    128 i love you son
    130 mommy misses you 🕊️🤍🕊️
    130 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    129 Love you Joey🩵
    131 Keep hating and dealing our boys comments haters
    130 yall some haters,,, who ever is deleting. HATERS
    129 Your names will love thru so many generations
    127 i will keep your names going forever
    127 this is your 🌎 world we are just living in it
    129 we love you handsome babies
    129 Never gave up hope
    129 wss an amazing kid
    130 took care of others
    129 Torres boys forever 💪💯💪💯💪
    129 loved his game
    129 is missed by his brother and sisters
    129 was very respectful
    129 Joey and Jorge Forever😤😤💯💪
    129 S.O.Y
    129 your names will always be Legends 😤😤
    129 I will make sure the world knows you are!! 815 Torres Boys
    128 Your name will live thru many generations💪😤💪😤💪
    129 never gave up Hope😘😘🙏🏼
    128 Always kept it 💯
    128 Joey had the biggest ❤️ heart Ever😘😘😇🤍
    127 You where one of a kind😤😤💪💪
    128 You where a Great kid with a big future 🕊️🕊️
    128 One of the best kid a Mother can have🙏🏼🤍🙏🏼🤍
    126 Forever My Joey Torres💪💪💪😤😤😤
    128 𖢌love u JJ𖢌🕯️
    125 I love you witj all my ❤️ heart son.
    124 Your memories will always be cherish!!!
    126 I hold you in my Heart ❤️ until i hold you again in heaven 🤍🕊️🤍
    78 The saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that' was supyto live hai whole life with you
    125 May you boys bless us with all your Angel blessings
    128 My Joey you where one of a kind!!
    120 I love you Joey
    120 ℒℴ𝓋ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓁 𝒿ℴℯ𝓎 🫶🕊️
    119 the saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that was supposed to love there whole life with me.
    132 Mi niño bello cuida a tu Mami ahora eres un Angel. she needs you beyond words.
    122 I love you baby Joey!! 💙🤍
    123 I think about you often, I miss you everyday! 💙
    117 I'm sorry for not spending more time with you! 😭
    112 I miss you Joey🥹🥹🥹🥹
    108 your Tia marie te amo mucho por siempre en mi corazon!!❤️
    109 I miss you Joey
    96 God took the most beautiful Angel Ever💙💙
    89 I miss u every day son💙💙
    79 My Angel Babies
    70 I Miss My Angel
    70 My Angel In Heaven💙💙
    68 815-Torres Boys!!
    65 ❤️😘❤️😘
    66 Mi Angelito 💙💙
    61 I miss You so Much Joey
    55 Happy Heavenly Birthday!! 💙 Love you always and forever!!
    46 happy turkey day twin miss you
    44 These Holidays are not the same without you
    28 07/01/2023 we miss you Joey Torres
    20 i love you son with all my ❤️ heart my little Joey

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