Joey Julian Torres, age 14

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

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  • Nickname:
    178 baby Joey,,,
    195 Fat Joe
    197 Lil joe
    135 fat joey🕊️
    196 baby Joey
    119 fat joe
    195 Jojo
    127 joey
    118 li joe
    169 Joey
    171 Baby Joey
    224 little Joe
    225 Sexy Joey
    219 Li Joe
    182 mi joey
    183 joe flock
    185 baby joey
    183 fat joe 💙
    184 lil joe
    179 Joey Torres
    184 Baby Joey.
    181 Joe joe
    187 Martin
    186 baby joe
    188 Joesphhhh
    186 fat Joe
    183 lil JO
    179 Jo-Jo
    179 jo-jo
    169 Martine
    115 Jo Jo
    25 matincito
    22 Martincito
    25 Joeyto
  • Number of children:
    170 he would of had as many God would aloud him too. if his life wasn't stolen.
    212 they stole his life and took his future away!😢
    179 As many God would aloud him too. before his life was stolen,,by ignorance people
    154 joey what is the best big brother❤️❤️
    154 he would teach me how to cook
  • Personality:
    174 funny loving always had a big smile
    173 big smile all the time , funnie
    173 my son was a beautiful child full of life.
    172 always happy,,,, funny!!!
    181 Always Smiling
    177 Funny
    179 Kind
    179 sweet happy ❤️
    189 Always smiling caring loving
    160 was so funny always had a smile on his face
    185 loving,,, caring,,, funny
    185 loved to watch miamor he was best babysitter
    182 loved to dance with me to any song i put on 🥹🫶🏽
    181 very funny and always make jokes
    182 loved to cook .
    184 always made sure his mom had her snack, drinks and lunch for work 🥹
    171 nice and always had a big smile
    168 always had a big smile was funny 🕯️🫶🏽❤️
    215 always smiling
    211 loving cousin love u Joey prima Gina and family ♾️🫶🏽❤️
    210 always smiling ❤️
    177 very goofy 🤣. always dancing with Me 😁
    209 love to cook for his mom 🥰
    214 always made sure his mom had what She needed for work & Was Ready for work too 🙂.
    214 loved playing with his little brother 🫶🏽
    214 loved to drive his one and only little sister crazy 🥰🥰
    205 always had sanck or the money for it 🥹🤣🤣💙
    150 eeeeeeeeeeeeee
    205 always driving my car. poppong out of no where saying eeeeeee
    206 loove to drive
    203 He had a big smile🙂
    168 his " eeeee " 😭
    170 Outgoing
    170 creative
    169 😄 funny
    173 joking around 🫶🏼
    173 goofy 😄
    173 kind
    172 loving
    171 always kept everyone with a smile,, even thru there hard days
    172 beautiful personality. i miss you son
    166 Sharing
    166 Happy
    165 Giving
    166 Smart
    166 Friendly
    171 Nice
    170 Happy kid
    171 Creative
    172 awesome
    174 wonderful
    173 funny
    172 amazing
    172 responsible
    172 caring
    171 making jokes
    168 The best brother
    167 a good friend.
    167 smart
    165 loved his family
    164 love his video games
    164 giving
    163 handsome
    164 had alot of potential
    164 silly
    164 The biggest ❤️ Heart ever😘😘😘
    105 long live joey
    105 Funny,, kind,,
    103 Always Giving,, cared for others.
    103 Handsome
    89 loveing brother and always a smile funny
  • Occupation:
    168 Student
    199 cooking
    201 taking care of his baby brother,,,
    201 maintain a beautiful clean room.
    201 being a happy kid.
    166 playing video games
    166 being a kid was his only Job!!
    161 To be a kid was his only Job!!!!🕊️🕊️
    167 Helping with his sonson,,, little brother
    167 gamer boy
    166 music
    160 Going to school
    160 The best son Ever!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
    103 School
  • Workplace:
    198 playin his PlayStation 5 (all day)
    198 enjoying a kids life was his only Job.
    197 we love you.
    197 forever 14. ♥️😘♥️😘♥️
    161 being a brother to his siblings
    159 Playing his game. And Being a happy kid was his job
    159 Playing his game and being a kid was his only job
    164 Being a kid was his only job
    128 student
    164 playing his game.
    159 His only Job is to be a kid.
    102 Being a kid was his only job.
  • Schools attended:
    103 auburn high school
    165 Auburn
    164 Galapagos Middle School
    115 Galápagos, Auburn high school
    114 Galapagos
    114 auburn high
    145 auburn hs, galápagos
    137 Graduated Galapagos Charter School.
    103 Auburn high school
    104 aurburn high
    160 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    164 Freshman in Auburn high school
    164 🧑‍🎓 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    158 galápagos
    159 Graduates Galapagos middle school
    159 Freshman in Auburn High
    102 Galapagos,, Auburn High
  • Comments:
    168 loving brother, caring we will miss you fat joey 🤍🤍
    166 i miss you lil cuz i wish we can hop on the game💔
    169 Miss And Love You Forever&Always My Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️💙😘. -Me & Mi'Amor
    185 My Joey, tu Madrina will forever miss you and you will stay in my heart. 💔🪽
    166 i miss you soooo much son. i love you,,, i heart is so broken with out you son.
    159 i love you fat joe , i miss you so much
    158 love you and jorge continue watching over 💕
    158 I love you bff I will never forget youuu💙🤞🏼🗣️
    169 We will miss you Joey 🕯️🕯️
    171 i miss you joeyyy💙💙
    171 LLJOEY💙💙
    169 very funny,,, handsome,,, my son was full of life
    170 my son was an amazing kid. one of a kind. i love you joey.
    169 i love you
    169 miss you joey 💙💙💙
    171 We Miss You So So Much My Fat Joe -Mi’Amor & ChaCha 😘
    168 i Love You Forever&Always 💙💙🤞🏽
    169 "is there world we just living in it" LLJJ-LLJD 🌍🌎🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕯️🕯️
    167 We love you JoJo 🤍🕯️
    167 we miss you and George forever will be remembered 🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍 handsome boys 🫶🏽🙏🏽
    166 i love you big brother
    167 i love you primito, you and Jorgito are always on my mind- always my baby Joey 💙🕊️
    166 You will be missed Joey love your cuss ❤️🫶🏽
    164 i love you to the moon and back 💙🕊️💙🕊️💙
    160 i Love & Miss You So Much Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️🥹💙 Forever&Always 🫶🏽😘 -Mi’Amor & Chacha
    159 love u Joey will miss you so much 🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    159 FOREVER 14!! love you Fat Joe
    159 its almost your birthday baby. i love you with all my heart.
    201 miss you every day🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    198 miss you
    199 i love you baby Joey
    196 my beautiful angel
    197 we love you so much joe 💙
    196 i love you so much fat joe 🥹🕊️
    198 always and forever in our hearts -love your baby cuzn Mi'Amor 🥹🫶🏽
    192 i love you joey my fat joe i love you so much my fat joe 😘🥹💙🫶🏽🕊️.
    195 i miss you baby boy
    193 happy birthday forever 14
    194 i miss you baby joey
    192 we love you joey.
    194 my little chef
    194 he loved his bling bling. had nothing but Gold jewelry.
    191 forever 14♥️🕊️💙we love you joey.
    155 slways well dress,,, handsome,, sexy boy. ♥️
    189 omg his hair tho,,,,. 😎👌🤘🏼was the best,, may you shine in heaven
    191 ♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘
    164 always shining. you are one of a kind
    219 Tu Madrina will forever miss you Baby Joey!!
    198 we miss you joey 🥹🫶🏽
    189 we love Joey and Jorge
    99 kwwp
    189 we love you Joey and Jorge
    189 we miss you
    192 A beautiful Angel in Heaven'. We love you Joey
    186 we miss you son
    187 alwayds made us smile nm what 💙🥺
    185 i miss you so much my fat joe 🥺💙🫶🏽
    186 Forever Joey and Jorge Torres they are loved 🫶🏽🫶🏽🕊️🕊️
    189 i love you so much bro i miss you and there aint a day i dont think abt u 💔🥺
    187 i love yo baby joey💔💔💔💔
    185 the best kid ever!!!!!!
    130 🫶🏼🫶🏼😍❤️😘🕊️🕊️👼
    185 we love you Fat Joey ❤️🙏😘👼
    187 A great student,,,, sharing ,, caring!!!
    183 we love forever&always my fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    177 love you so much fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    179 i mise you baby joey so much. this shit sucks not having you around
    197 wish I could turn back time so I could hug you tight and say I love you! 💕
    181 i miss you son sooooo much.
    192 I try to make sense of how the events occurred ... but it makes no sense. I just miss you.
    174 good morning son
    174 this life is so different without you. 🤷🏼‍♀️. we need you💔💔
    173 i hate being in this world without you!!
    175 your my beautiful 😇❤️❤️🕊️🤍🙏
    173 i miss you son
    174 my primito i miss you sooo much📿🤍🕊️🙏
    166 i wish i can call you in heaven🧐🤷🏼‍♀️🕊️i 😘
    173 i miss you sooooo much Joey. 🫶🏼🥰😘
    172 its a new pain once i wake up,
    180 we love you joey 💙
    201 Mi niño hermoso! Ahora eres un angel del elenco de Dios. 💙👼
    168 i miss you every day.
    168 this was the worse year of my life. loosing you is the most pain a mother can bear
    171 i miss you Joey
    160 ℳ𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎𝒹𝒶𝓎🤍
    158 mommy loves you sooooo much.
    160 forever Baby Joey. we love you
    156 My Angel in heaven forever!!🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    157 My baby boy🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🥹😢
    171 I love you mi niño hermoso. 💙
    160 always a loving person smiling 🥰
    159 i love you fat joe 😘
    159 always smiling love the game😂💯
    159 always keep snacks 😌dont play with fat joe snacks 👏🏻
    156 i love you son🤍
    157 i remember u and ur big cute smile primo love u 4 eva jj worlds
    154 for ever and always will be loved
    157 You are truly missed🤍
    156 we truly miss you.
    155 you will always live in are ❤️ heart,,, i love you
    155 i will always love you to the moon and back
    155 mommy misses you sooo much my heart
    154 you took my heart to heaven with you son
    154 ℐ𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓌ℴ𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓌ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉 🤍🌎
    154 my little Angel.
    152 i miss everything about you.
    152 always watch over us. be are protector.
    153 Heaven has a great Angel!!!! The most beautiful Angel ever
    151 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    154 Joey Torres Forever
    154 we love you always & forever. 💙👼
    153 i miss you every day my joey
    170 Tu Madrina will always have you in her ❤️!
    150 I love you son
    150 My Angel 👼 in heaven
    151 Forever Joey and Jorge
    151 We miss you so much
    157 My little Angel forever and ever.
    157 I will keep you name going forever
    157 Your truly missed here on earth’
    157 You took the most beautiful person away from us
    155 we love you joey amd jorge
    155 i love you fat joe Forever&Always 🤞🏽🤍🥹
    157 The most amazing person ever
    157 you are a great kid.
    158 LLJoey foreva u ❤️‍🩹🤍🕊️
    158 siempre te amaré y nunca te olvidade
    157 we miss you soooooo much
    157 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    157 he always made everyone laugh
    157 he had a great heart
    156 My Angelito 👼👼🕊️🤍
    156 i love you joey
    155 My Joey,,,🕊️🤍 i miss you so much son.
    153 You took my ❤️ heart to heaven with you.
    154 Good student,,,, with a Good ❤️ Heart
    155 long live joey🕊️💯
    155 I love you to the 🌙 moon and back
    152 myyy sonnnnnnn
    152 Te Amo❤️❤️
    152 You are so missed here on earth.
    150 Joey loved to have his snacks.
    152 Joey had this beautiful 😊 smile!!!
    152 Joey had his beautiful long hair,,, he was so handsome 😤😤
    151 My Angel kept a smile on all of are faces.
    151 🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    152 Always protect your family,,, my beautiful Angel 👼🤍🕊️
    149 I love my son to the moon and back!!🌙🌙🙏🏼🙏🏼
    151 A mothers love for her son is so powerful 😤
    151 My Angels,,, you will forever be a legend!!! no one can take that away💪😤
    151 Joey and Jorge are legends😤😤😤
    155 we miss u Joey🤍
    149 🩵🩵🩵
    152 you are missed
    151 i love you son
    153 mommy misses you 🕊️🤍🕊️
    153 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    152 Love you Joey🩵
    154 Keep hating and dealing our boys comments haters
    153 yall some haters,,, who ever is deleting. HATERS
    152 Your names will love thru so many generations
    150 i will keep your names going forever
    150 this is your 🌎 world we are just living in it
    152 we love you handsome babies
    152 Never gave up hope
    152 wss an amazing kid
    152 took care of others
    152 Torres boys forever 💪💯💪💯💪
    152 loved his game
    152 is missed by his brother and sisters
    152 was very respectful
    152 Joey and Jorge Forever😤😤💯💪
    152 S.O.Y
    152 your names will always be Legends 😤😤
    152 I will make sure the world knows you are!! 815 Torres Boys
    151 Your name will live thru many generations💪😤💪😤💪
    152 never gave up Hope😘😘🙏🏼
    150 Always kept it 💯
    151 Joey had the biggest ❤️ heart Ever😘😘😇🤍
    150 You where one of a kind😤😤💪💪
    151 You where a Great kid with a big future 🕊️🕊️
    150 One of the best kid a Mother can have🙏🏼🤍🙏🏼🤍
    148 Forever My Joey Torres💪💪💪😤😤😤
    151 𖢌love u JJ𖢌🕯️
    148 I love you witj all my ❤️ heart son.
    147 Your memories will always be cherish!!!
    148 I hold you in my Heart ❤️ until i hold you again in heaven 🤍🕊️🤍
    100 The saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that' was supyto live hai whole life with you
    148 May you boys bless us with all your Angel blessings
    151 My Joey you where one of a kind!!
    143 I love you Joey
    143 ℒℴ𝓋ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓁 𝒿ℴℯ𝓎 🫶🕊️
    142 the saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that was supposed to love there whole life with me.
    155 Mi niño bello cuida a tu Mami ahora eres un Angel. she needs you beyond words.
    145 I love you baby Joey!! 💙🤍
    146 I think about you often, I miss you everyday! 💙
    140 I'm sorry for not spending more time with you! 😭
    135 I miss you Joey🥹🥹🥹🥹
    131 your Tia marie te amo mucho por siempre en mi corazon!!❤️
    132 I miss you Joey
    119 God took the most beautiful Angel Ever💙💙
    112 I miss u every day son💙💙
    101 My Angel Babies
    93 I Miss My Angel
    93 My Angel In Heaven💙💙
    91 815-Torres Boys!!
    88 ❤️😘❤️😘
    89 Mi Angelito 💙💙
    84 I miss You so Much Joey
    78 Happy Heavenly Birthday!! 💙 Love you always and forever!!
    69 happy turkey day twin miss you
    67 These Holidays are not the same without you
    51 07/01/2023 we miss you Joey Torres
    43 i love you son with all my ❤️ heart my little Joey

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