Joey Torres, age 14

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

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  • Nickname:
    90 baby Joey,,,
    110 Fat Joe
    116 Baby Joe
    112 Fat Joe🥰
    113 Lil joe
    50 fat joey🕊️
    113 baby Joey
    34 fat joe
    112 Jojo
    42 joey
    33 li joe
    86 Joey
    86 Baby Joey
    142 little Joe
    141 Sexy Joey
    137 Li Joe
    98 mi joey
    101 joe flock
    102 baby joey
    100 fat joe 💙
    99 lil joe
    96 Joey Torres
    99 Baby Joey.
    98 Joe joe
    103 Martin
    103 baby joe
    104 Joesphhhh
    103 fat Joe
    99 lil JO
    96 Jo-Jo
    97 jo-jo
    86 Martine
    31 Jo Jo
  • Number of children:
    90 he would of had as many God would aloud him too. if his life wasn't stolen.
    132 they stole his life and took his future away!😢
    98 As many God would aloud him too. before his life was stolen,,by ignorance people
    73 joey what is the best big brother❤️❤️
    73 he would teach me how to cook
  • Personality:
    95 funny loving always had a big smile
    93 big smile all the time , funnie
    92 my son was a beautiful child full of life.
    92 always happy,,,, funny!!!
    101 Always Smiling
    97 Funny
    99 Kind
    99 sweet happy ❤️
    109 Always smiling caring loving
    80 was so funny always had a smile on his face
    106 loving,,, caring,,, funny
    106 loved to watch miamor he was best babysitter
    103 loved to dance with me to any song i put on 🥹🫶🏽
    103 very funny and always make jokes
    103 loved to cook .
    105 always made sure his mom had her snack, drinks and lunch for work 🥹
    92 nice and always had a big smile
    90 always had a big smile was funny 🕯️🫶🏽❤️
    137 always smiling
    133 loving cousin love u Joey prima Gina and family ♾️🫶🏽❤️
    132 always smiling ❤️
    99 very goofy 🤣. always dancing with Me 😁
    131 love to cook for his mom 🥰
    136 always made sure his mom had what She needed for work & Was Ready for work too 🙂.
    136 loved playing with his little brother 🫶🏽
    136 loved to drive his one and only little sister crazy 🥰🥰
    127 always had sanck or the money for it 🥹🤣🤣💙
    71 eeeeeeeeeeeeee
    127 always driving my car. poppong out of no where saying eeeeeee
    128 loove to drive
    125 He had a big smile🙂
    90 his " eeeee " 😭
    92 Outgoing
    92 creative
    91 😄 funny
    95 joking around 🫶🏼
    95 goofy 😄
    95 kind
    94 loving
    93 always kept everyone with a smile,, even thru there hard days
    94 beautiful personality. i miss you son
    88 Sharing
    88 Happy
    87 Giving
    88 Smart
    88 Friendly
    93 Nice
    92 Happy kid
    93 Creative
    94 awesome
    96 wonderful
    95 funny
    94 amazing
    94 responsible
    94 caring
    93 making jokes
    90 The best brother
    89 a good friend.
    89 smart
    87 loved his family
    86 love his video games
    86 giving
    86 handsome
    87 had alot of potential
    86 silly
    87 The biggest ❤️ Heart ever😘😘😘
    28 long live joey
    27 Funny,, kind,,
    26 Always Giving,, cared for others.
    26 Handsome
    12 loveing brother and always a smile funny
  • Occupation:
    92 Student
    123 cooking
    125 taking care of his baby brother,,,
    125 maintain a beautiful clean room.
    125 being a happy kid.
    90 playing video games
    90 being a kid was his only Job!!
    85 To be a kid was his only Job!!!!🕊️🕊️
    91 Helping with his sonson,,, little brother
    92 gamer boy
    90 music
    85 Going to school
    85 The best son Ever!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
    28 School
  • Workplace:
    124 playin his PlayStation 5 (all day)
    124 enjoying a kids life was his only Job.
    123 we love you.
    123 forever 14. ♥️😘♥️😘♥️
    87 being a brother to his siblings
    85 Playing his game. And Being a happy kid was his job
    85 Playing his game and being a kid was his only job
    90 Being a kid was his only job
    54 student
    90 playing his game.
    85 His only Job is to be a kid.
    28 Being a kid was his only job.
  • Schools attended:
    28 auburn high school
    93 Auburn
    91 Galapagos Middle School
    41 Galápagos, Auburn high school
    40 Galapagos
    41 auburn high
    71 auburn hs, galápagos
    63 Graduated Galapagos Charter School.
    28 Auburn high school
    31 aurburn high
    86 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    90 Freshman in Auburn high school
    90 🧑‍🎓 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    84 galápagos
    85 Graduates Galapagos middle school
    85 Freshman in Auburn High
    28 Galapagos,, Auburn High
  • Comments:
    95 loving brother, caring we will miss you fat joey 🤍🤍
    93 i miss you lil cuz i wish we can hop on the game💔
    97 Miss And Love You Forever&Always My Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️💙😘. -Me & Mi'Amor
    113 My Joey, tu Madrina will forever miss you and you will stay in my heart. 💔🪽
    93 i miss you soooo much son. i love you,,, i heart is so broken with out you son.
    86 i love you fat joe , i miss you so much
    85 love you and jorge continue watching over 💕
    85 I love you bff I will never forget youuu💙🤞🏼🗣️
    96 We will miss you Joey 🕯️🕯️
    98 i miss you joeyyy💙💙
    98 LLJOEY💙💙
    96 very funny,,, handsome,,, my son was full of life
    97 my son was an amazing kid. one of a kind. i love you joey.
    96 i love you
    96 miss you joey 💙💙💙
    98 We Miss You So So Much My Fat Joe -Mi’Amor & ChaCha 😘
    95 i Love You Forever&Always 💙💙🤞🏽
    96 "is there world we just living in it" LLJJ-LLJD 🌍🌎🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕯️🕯️
    94 We love you JoJo 🤍🕯️
    94 we miss you and George forever will be remembered 🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍 handsome boys 🫶🏽🙏🏽
    94 i love you big brother
    94 i love you primito, you and Jorgito are always on my mind- always my baby Joey 💙🕊️
    93 You will be missed Joey love your cuss ❤️🫶🏽
    92 i love you to the moon and back 💙🕊️💙🕊️💙
    87 i Love & Miss You So Much Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️🥹💙 Forever&Always 🫶🏽😘 -Mi’Amor & Chacha
    86 love u Joey will miss you so much 🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    86 FOREVER 14!! love you Fat Joe
    86 its almost your birthday baby. i love you with all my heart.
    128 miss you every day🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    125 miss you
    126 i love you baby Joey
    123 my beautiful angel
    124 we love you so much joe 💙
    123 i love you so much fat joe 🥹🕊️
    125 always and forever in our hearts -love your baby cuzn Mi'Amor 🥹🫶🏽
    120 i love you joey my fat joe i love you so much my fat joe 😘🥹💙🫶🏽🕊️.
    122 i miss you baby boy
    120 happy birthday forever 14
    121 i miss you baby joey
    119 we love you joey.
    121 my little chef
    121 he loved his bling bling. had nothing but Gold jewelry.
    118 forever 14♥️🕊️💙we love you joey.
    82 slways well dress,,, handsome,, sexy boy. ♥️
    117 omg his hair tho,,,,. 😎👌🤘🏼was the best,, may you shine in heaven
    118 ♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘
    92 always shining. you are one of a kind
    147 Tu Madrina will forever miss you Baby Joey!!
    125 we miss you joey 🥹🫶🏽
    116 we love Joey and Jorge
    26 kwwp
    116 we love you Joey and Jorge
    116 we miss you
    119 A beautiful Angel in Heaven'. We love you Joey
    113 we miss you son
    114 alwayds made us smile nm what 💙🥺
    112 i miss you so much my fat joe 🥺💙🫶🏽
    113 Forever Joey and Jorge Torres they are loved 🫶🏽🫶🏽🕊️🕊️
    116 i love you so much bro i miss you and there aint a day i dont think abt u 💔🥺
    114 i love yo baby joey💔💔💔💔
    112 the best kid ever!!!!!!
    57 🫶🏼🫶🏼😍❤️😘🕊️🕊️👼
    112 we love you Fat Joey ❤️🙏😘👼
    114 A great student,,,, sharing ,, caring!!!
    110 we love forever&always my fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    104 love you so much fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    106 i mise you baby joey so much. this shit sucks not having you around
    124 wish I could turn back time so I could hug you tight and say I love you! 💕
    108 i miss you son sooooo much.
    120 I try to make sense of how the events occurred ... but it makes no sense. I just miss you.
    101 good morning son
    101 this life is so different without you. 🤷🏼‍♀️. we need you💔💔
    101 i hate being in this world without you!!
    102 your my beautiful 😇❤️❤️🕊️🤍🙏
    100 i miss you son
    101 my primito i miss you sooo much📿🤍🕊️🙏
    94 i wish i can call you in heaven🧐🤷🏼‍♀️🕊️i 😘
    101 i miss you sooooo much Joey. 🫶🏼🥰😘
    99 its a new pain once i wake up,
    107 we love you joey 💙
    128 Mi niño hermoso! Ahora eres un angel del elenco de Dios. 💙👼
    96 i miss you every day.
    95 this was the worse year of my life. loosing you is the most pain a mother can bear
    98 i miss you Joey
    87 ℳ𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎𝒹𝒶𝓎🤍
    85 mommy loves you sooooo much.
    87 forever Baby Joey. we love you
    83 My Angel in heaven forever!!🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    84 My baby boy🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🥹😢
    99 I love you mi niño hermoso. 💙
    87 always a loving person smiling 🥰
    86 i love you fat joe 😘
    86 always smiling love the game😂💯
    86 always keep snacks 😌dont play with fat joe snacks 👏🏻
    84 i love you son🤍
    85 i remember u and ur big cute smile primo love u 4 eva jj worlds
    82 for ever and always will be loved
    85 You are truly missed🤍
    84 we truly miss you.
    84 you will always live in are ❤️ heart,,, i love you
    84 i will always love you to the moon and back
    84 mommy misses you sooo much my heart
    83 you took my heart to heaven with you son
    83 ℐ𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓌ℴ𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓌ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉 🤍🌎
    83 my little Angel.
    82 i miss everything about you.
    81 always watch over us. be are protector.
    82 Heaven has a great Angel!!!! The most beautiful Angel ever
    81 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    84 Joey Torres Forever
    84 we love you always & forever. 💙👼
    83 i miss you every day my joey
    100 Tu Madrina will always have you in her ❤️!
    80 I love you son
    80 My Angel 👼 in heaven
    81 Forever Joey and Jorge
    81 We miss you so much
    87 My little Angel forever and ever.
    87 I will keep you name going forever
    87 Your truly missed here on earth’
    87 You took the most beautiful person away from us
    86 we love you joey amd jorge
    85 i love you fat joe Forever&Always 🤞🏽🤍🥹
    87 The most amazing person ever
    87 you are a great kid.
    88 LLJoey foreva u ❤️‍🩹🤍🕊️
    89 siempre te amaré y nunca te olvidade
    87 we miss you soooooo much
    87 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    87 he always made everyone laugh
    87 he had a great heart
    86 My Angelito 👼👼🕊️🤍
    86 i love you joey
    85 My Joey,,,🕊️🤍 i miss you so much son.
    83 You took my ❤️ heart to heaven with you.
    85 Good student,,,, with a Good ❤️ Heart
    85 long live joey🕊️💯
    85 I love you to the 🌙 moon and back
    83 myyy sonnnnnnn
    83 Te Amo❤️❤️
    83 You are so missed here on earth.
    81 Joey loved to have his snacks.
    83 Joey had this beautiful 😊 smile!!!
    83 Joey had his beautiful long hair,,, he was so handsome 😤😤
    83 My Angel kept a smile on all of are faces.
    83 🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    84 Always protect your family,,, my beautiful Angel 👼🤍🕊️
    82 I love my son to the moon and back!!🌙🌙🙏🏼🙏🏼
    83 A mothers love for her son is so powerful 😤
    83 My Angels,,, you will forever be a legend!!! no one can take that away💪😤
    83 Joey and Jorge are legends😤😤😤
    87 we miss u Joey🤍
    83 🩵🩵🩵
    85 you are missed
    83 i love you son
    85 mommy misses you 🕊️🤍🕊️
    85 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    84 Love you Joey🩵
    86 Keep hating and dealing our boys comments haters
    85 yall some haters,,, who ever is deleting. HATERS
    84 Your names will love thru so many generations
    84 i will keep your names going forever
    84 this is your 🌎 world we are just living in it
    84 we love you handsome babies
    84 Never gave up hope
    84 wss an amazing kid
    85 took care of others
    84 Torres boys forever 💪💯💪💯💪
    84 loved his game
    84 is missed by his brother and sisters
    84 was very respectful
    84 Joey and Jorge Forever😤😤💯💪
    84 S.O.Y
    84 your names will always be Legends 😤😤
    84 I will make sure the world knows you are!! 815 Torres Boys
    84 Your name will live thru many generations💪😤💪😤💪
    84 never gave up Hope😘😘🙏🏼
    83 Always kept it 💯
    84 Joey had the biggest ❤️ heart Ever😘😘😇🤍
    82 You where one of a kind😤😤💪💪
    83 You where a Great kid with a big future 🕊️🕊️
    83 One of the best kid a Mother can have🙏🏼🤍🙏🏼🤍
    82 Forever My Joey Torres💪💪💪😤😤😤
    83 𖢌love u JJ𖢌🕯️
    80 I love you witj all my ❤️ heart son.
    79 Your memories will always be cherish!!!
    81 I hold you in my Heart ❤️ until i hold you again in heaven 🤍🕊️🤍
    33 The saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that' was supyto live hai whole life with you
    80 May you boys bless us with all your Angel blessings
    83 My Joey you where one of a kind!!
    75 I love you Joey
    75 ℒℴ𝓋ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓁 𝒿ℴℯ𝓎 🫶🕊️
    74 the saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that was supposed to love there whole life with me.
    87 Mi niño bello cuida a tu Mami ahora eres un Angel. she needs you beyond words.
    77 I love you baby Joey!! 💙🤍
    78 I think about you often, I miss you everyday! 💙
    72 I'm sorry for not spending more time with you! 😭
    67 I miss you Joey🥹🥹🥹🥹
    63 your Tia marie te amo mucho por siempre en mi corazon!!❤️
    64 I miss you Joey
    52 God took the most beautiful Angel Ever💙💙
    45 I miss u every day son💙💙
    34 My Angel Babies
    25 I Miss My Angel
    25 My Angel In Heaven💙💙
    23 815-Torres Boys!!
    23 ❤️😘❤️😘
    21 Mi Angelito 💙💙
    16 I miss You so Much Joey
    9 Happy Heavenly Birthday!! 💙 Love you always and forever!!

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