Joey Torres, age 14

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

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  • Nickname:
    99 baby Joey,,,
    118 Fat Joe
    125 Baby Joe
    120 Fat JoeπŸ₯°
    121 Lil joe
    58 fat joeyπŸ•ŠοΈ
    121 baby Joey
    42 fat joe
    120 Jojo
    50 joey
    41 li joe
    94 Joey
    94 Baby Joey
    150 little Joe
    149 Sexy Joey
    145 Li Joe
    106 mi joey
    109 joe flock
    110 baby joey
    108 fat joe πŸ’™
    107 lil joe
    104 Joey Torres
    107 Baby Joey.
    106 Joe joe
    111 Martin
    111 baby joe
    112 Joesphhhh
    111 fat Joe
    107 lil JO
    104 Jo-Jo
    105 jo-jo
    94 Martine
    39 Jo Jo
  • Number of children:
    98 he would of had as many God would aloud him too. if his life wasn't stolen.
    140 they stole his life and took his future away!😒
    106 As many God would aloud him too. before his life was stolen,,by ignorance people
    81 joey what is the best big brother❀️❀️
    81 he would teach me how to cook
  • Personality:
    103 funny loving always had a big smile
    101 big smile all the time , funnie
    100 my son was a beautiful child full of life.
    100 always happy,,,, funny!!!
    109 Always Smiling
    105 Funny
    107 Kind
    107 sweet happy ❀️
    117 Always smiling caring loving
    88 was so funny always had a smile on his face
    114 loving,,, caring,,, funny
    114 loved to watch miamor he was best babysitter
    111 loved to dance with me to any song i put on πŸ₯ΉπŸ«ΆπŸ½
    111 very funny and always make jokes
    111 loved to cook .
    113 always made sure his mom had her snack, drinks and lunch for work πŸ₯Ή
    100 nice and always had a big smile
    98 always had a big smile was funny πŸ•―οΈπŸ«ΆπŸ½β€οΈ
    145 always smiling
    141 loving cousin love u Joey prima Gina and family β™ΎοΈπŸ«ΆπŸ½β€οΈ
    140 always smiling ❀️
    107 very goofy 🀣. always dancing with Me 😁
    139 love to cook for his mom πŸ₯°
    144 always made sure his mom had what She needed for work & Was Ready for work too πŸ™‚.
    144 loved playing with his little brother 🫢🏽
    144 loved to drive his one and only little sister crazy πŸ₯°πŸ₯°
    135 always had sanck or the money for it πŸ₯ΉπŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ’™
    80 eeeeeeeeeeeeee
    135 always driving my car. poppong out of no where saying eeeeeee
    136 loove to drive
    133 He had a big smileπŸ™‚
    98 his " eeeee " 😭
    100 Outgoing
    100 creative
    99 πŸ˜„ funny
    103 joking around 🫢🏼
    103 goofy πŸ˜„
    103 kind
    102 loving
    101 always kept everyone with a smile,, even thru there hard days
    102 beautiful personality. i miss you son
    96 Sharing
    96 Happy
    95 Giving
    96 Smart
    96 Friendly
    101 Nice
    100 Happy kid
    101 Creative
    102 awesome
    104 wonderful
    103 funny
    102 amazing
    102 responsible
    102 caring
    101 making jokes
    98 The best brother
    97 a good friend.
    97 smart
    95 loved his family
    94 love his video games
    94 giving
    94 handsome
    95 had alot of potential
    94 silly
    95 The biggest ❀️ Heart ever😘😘😘
    36 long live joey
    35 Funny,, kind,,
    34 Always Giving,, cared for others.
    34 Handsome
    20 loveing brother and always a smile funny
  • Occupation:
    100 Student
    131 cooking
    133 taking care of his baby brother,,,
    133 maintain a beautiful clean room.
    133 being a happy kid.
    98 playing video games
    98 being a kid was his only Job!!
    93 To be a kid was his only Job!!!!πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈ
    99 Helping with his sonson,,, little brother
    100 gamer boy
    98 music
    93 Going to school
    93 The best son Ever!!!!!!!❀️❀️❀️❀️
    36 School
  • Workplace:
    132 playin his PlayStation 5 (all day)
    132 enjoying a kids life was his only Job.
    131 we love you.
    131 forever 14. β™₯️😘β™₯️😘β™₯️
    95 being a brother to his siblings
    93 Playing his game. And Being a happy kid was his job
    93 Playing his game and being a kid was his only job
    98 Being a kid was his only job
    62 student
    98 playing his game.
    93 His only Job is to be a kid.
    36 Being a kid was his only job.
  • Schools attended:
    36 auburn high school
    101 Auburn
    99 Galapagos Middle School
    49 GalΓ‘pagos, Auburn high school
    48 Galapagos
    49 auburn high
    79 auburn hs, galΓ‘pagos
    71 Graduated Galapagos Charter School.
    36 Auburn high school
    39 aurburn high
    94 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    98 Freshman in Auburn high school
    98 πŸ§‘β€πŸŽ“ Graduated Galapagos middle school
    92 galΓ‘pagos
    93 Graduates Galapagos middle school
    93 Freshman in Auburn High
    36 Galapagos,, Auburn High
  • Comments:
    103 loving brother, caring we will miss you fat joey 🀍🀍
    101 i miss you lil cuz i wish we can hop on the gameπŸ’”
    104 Miss And Love You Forever&Always My Fat Joe πŸ€žπŸ½πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’™πŸ˜˜. -Me & Mi'Amor
    120 My Joey, tu Madrina will forever miss you and you will stay in my heart. πŸ’”πŸͺ½
    101 i miss you soooo much son. i love you,,, i heart is so broken with out you son.
    94 i love you fat joe , i miss you so much
    93 love you and jorge continue watching over πŸ’•
    93 I love you bff I will never forget youuuπŸ’™πŸ€žπŸΌπŸ—£οΈ
    104 We will miss you Joey πŸ•―οΈπŸ•―οΈ
    106 i miss you joeyyyπŸ’™πŸ’™
    106 LLJOEYπŸ’™πŸ’™
    104 very funny,,, handsome,,, my son was full of life
    105 my son was an amazing kid. one of a kind. i love you joey.
    104 i love you
    104 miss you joey πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ’™
    106 We Miss You So So Much My Fat Joe -Mi’Amor & ChaCha 😘
    103 i Love You Forever&Always πŸ’™πŸ’™πŸ€žπŸ½
    104 "is there world we just living in it" LLJJ-LLJD πŸŒπŸŒŽπŸ€πŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•―οΈπŸ•―οΈ
    102 We love you JoJo πŸ€πŸ•―οΈ
    102 we miss you and George forever will be remembered πŸ•―οΈπŸ•―οΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ€ handsome boys πŸ«ΆπŸ½πŸ™πŸ½
    102 i love you big brother
    102 i love you primito, you and Jorgito are always on my mind- always my baby Joey πŸ’™πŸ•ŠοΈ
    101 You will be missed Joey love your cuss ❀️🫢🏽
    100 i love you to the moon and back πŸ’™πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’™πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’™
    95 i Love & Miss You So Much Fat Joe πŸ€žπŸ½πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ₯ΉπŸ’™ Forever&Always 🫢🏽😘 -Mi’Amor & Chacha
    94 love u Joey will miss you so much πŸ•―οΈπŸ•―οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
    94 FOREVER 14!! love you Fat Joe
    94 its almost your birthday baby. i love you with all my heart.
    136 miss you every dayπŸ•―οΈπŸ•―οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
    133 miss you
    134 i love you baby Joey
    131 my beautiful angel
    132 we love you so much joe πŸ’™
    131 i love you so much fat joe πŸ₯ΉπŸ•ŠοΈ
    133 always and forever in our hearts -love your baby cuzn Mi'Amor πŸ₯ΉπŸ«ΆπŸ½
    128 i love you joey my fat joe i love you so much my fat joe 😘πŸ₯ΉπŸ’™πŸ«ΆπŸ½πŸ•ŠοΈ.
    130 i miss you baby boy
    128 happy birthday forever 14
    129 i miss you baby joey
    127 we love you joey.
    129 my little chef
    129 he loved his bling bling. had nothing but Gold jewelry.
    126 forever 14β™₯οΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’™we love you joey.
    90 slways well dress,,, handsome,, sexy boy. β™₯️
    125 omg his hair tho,,,,. πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘ŒπŸ€˜πŸΌwas the best,, may you shine in heaven
    126 β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️😘😘😘😘
    100 always shining. you are one of a kind
    154 Tu Madrina will forever miss you Baby Joey!!
    133 we miss you joey πŸ₯ΉπŸ«ΆπŸ½
    124 we love Joey and Jorge
    34 kwwp
    124 we love you Joey and Jorge
    124 we miss you
    127 A beautiful Angel in Heaven'. We love you Joey
    121 we miss you son
    122 alwayds made us smile nm what πŸ’™πŸ₯Ί
    120 i miss you so much my fat joe πŸ₯ΊπŸ’™πŸ«ΆπŸ½
    121 Forever Joey and Jorge Torres they are loved πŸ«ΆπŸ½πŸ«ΆπŸ½πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈ
    124 i love you so much bro i miss you and there aint a day i dont think abt u πŸ’”πŸ₯Ί
    122 i love yo baby joeyπŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”
    120 the best kid ever!!!!!!
    65 πŸ«ΆπŸΌπŸ«ΆπŸΌπŸ˜β€οΈπŸ˜˜πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ‘Ό
    120 we love you Fat Joey β€οΈπŸ™πŸ˜˜πŸ‘Ό
    122 A great student,,,, sharing ,, caring!!!
    118 we love forever&always my fat joe πŸ«ΆπŸ½πŸ’™πŸ•ŠοΈ
    112 love you so much fat joe πŸ«ΆπŸ½πŸ’™πŸ•ŠοΈ
    114 i mise you baby joey so much. this shit sucks not having you around
    132 wish I could turn back time so I could hug you tight and say I love you! πŸ’•
    116 i miss you son sooooo much.
    127 I try to make sense of how the events occurred ... but it makes no sense. I just miss you.
    109 good morning son
    109 this life is so different without you. πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ. we need youπŸ’”πŸ’”
    109 i hate being in this world without you!!
    110 your my beautiful πŸ˜‡β€οΈβ€οΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ™
    108 i miss you son
    109 my primito i miss you sooo muchπŸ“ΏπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ™
    102 i wish i can call you in heavenπŸ§πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ•ŠοΈi 😘
    108 i miss you sooooo much Joey. 🫢🏼πŸ₯°πŸ˜˜
    107 its a new pain once i wake up,
    115 we love you joey πŸ’™
    136 Mi niΓ±o hermoso! Ahora eres un angel del elenco de Dios. πŸ’™πŸ‘Ό
    104 i miss you every day.
    103 this was the worse year of my life. loosing you is the most pain a mother can bear
    106 i miss you Joey
    95 β„³π’Ύπ“ˆπ“ˆ π“Žβ„΄π“Š β„―π“‹β„―π“‡π“Žπ’Ήπ’Άπ“ŽπŸ€
    93 mommy loves you sooooo much.
    95 forever Baby Joey. we love you
    91 My Angel in heaven forever!!πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€
    92 My baby boyπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ₯ΉπŸ˜’
    106 I love you mi niΓ±o hermoso. πŸ’™
    95 always a loving person smiling πŸ₯°
    94 i love you fat joe 😘
    94 always smiling love the gameπŸ˜‚πŸ’―
    94 always keep snacks 😌dont play with fat joe snacks πŸ‘πŸ»
    92 i love you son🀍
    93 i remember u and ur big cute smile primo love u 4 eva jj worlds
    90 for ever and always will be loved
    93 You are truly missed🀍
    92 we truly miss you.
    92 you will always live in are ❀️ heart,,, i love you
    92 i will always love you to the moon and back
    92 mommy misses you sooo much my heart
    91 you took my heart to heaven with you son
    91 β„π“ˆ π“Žβ„΄π“Šπ“‡ π“Œβ„΄π“‡π“π’Ή π“Œβ„― π’Ώπ“Šπ“ˆπ“‰ 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉 🀍🌎
    91 my little Angel.
    90 i miss everything about you.
    89 always watch over us. be are protector.
    90 Heaven has a great Angel!!!! The most beautiful Angel ever
    89 πŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈ
    92 Joey Torres Forever
    92 we love you always & forever. πŸ’™πŸ‘Ό
    91 i miss you every day my joey
    108 Tu Madrina will always have you in her ❀️!
    88 I love you son
    88 My Angel πŸ‘Ό in heaven
    89 Forever Joey and Jorge
    89 We miss you so much
    95 My little Angel forever and ever.
    95 I will keep you name going forever
    95 Your truly missed here on earth’
    95 You took the most beautiful person away from us
    94 we love you joey amd jorge
    93 i love you fat joe Forever&Always 🀞🏽🀍πŸ₯Ή
    95 The most amazing person ever
    95 you are a great kid.
    96 LLJoey foreva u β€οΈβ€πŸ©ΉπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈ
    97 siempre te amarΓ© y nunca te olvidade
    95 we miss you soooooo much
    95 πŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€
    95 he always made everyone laugh
    95 he had a great heart
    94 My Angelito πŸ‘ΌπŸ‘ΌπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€
    94 i love you joey
    93 My Joey,,,πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€ i miss you so much son.
    91 You took my ❀️ heart to heaven with you.
    93 Good student,,,, with a Good ❀️ Heart
    93 long live joeyπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’―
    93 I love you to the πŸŒ™ moon and back
    91 myyy sonnnnnnn
    91 Te Amo❀️❀️
    91 You are so missed here on earth.
    89 Joey loved to have his snacks.
    91 Joey had this beautiful 😊 smile!!!
    91 Joey had his beautiful long hair,,, he was so handsome 😀😀
    91 My Angel kept a smile on all of are faces.
    90 πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈ
    91 Always protect your family,,, my beautiful Angel πŸ‘ΌπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈ
    89 I love my son to the moon and back!!πŸŒ™πŸŒ™πŸ™πŸΌπŸ™πŸΌ
    91 A mothers love for her son is so powerful 😀
    91 My Angels,,, you will forever be a legend!!! no one can take that awayπŸ’ͺ😀
    91 Joey and Jorge are legends😀😀😀
    95 we miss u Joey🀍
    91 🩡🩡🩡
    93 you are missed
    91 i love you son
    93 mommy misses you πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈ
    93 ❀️❀️❀️❀️
    92 Love you Joey🩡
    94 Keep hating and dealing our boys comments haters
    93 yall some haters,,, who ever is deleting. HATERS
    92 Your names will love thru so many generations
    92 i will keep your names going forever
    92 this is your 🌎 world we are just living in it
    92 we love you handsome babies
    92 Never gave up hope
    92 wss an amazing kid
    93 took care of others
    92 Torres boys forever πŸ’ͺπŸ’―πŸ’ͺπŸ’―πŸ’ͺ
    92 loved his game
    92 is missed by his brother and sisters
    92 was very respectful
    92 Joey and Jorge ForeverπŸ˜€πŸ˜€πŸ’―πŸ’ͺ
    92 S.O.Y
    92 your names will always be Legends 😀😀
    92 I will make sure the world knows you are!! 815 Torres Boys
    92 Your name will live thru many generationsπŸ’ͺ😀πŸ’ͺ😀πŸ’ͺ
    92 never gave up HopeπŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜πŸ™πŸΌ
    91 Always kept it πŸ’―
    92 Joey had the biggest ❀️ heart EverπŸ˜˜πŸ˜˜πŸ˜‡πŸ€
    90 You where one of a kind😀😀πŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ
    91 You where a Great kid with a big future πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈ
    91 One of the best kid a Mother can haveπŸ™πŸΌπŸ€πŸ™πŸΌπŸ€
    90 Forever My Joey TorresπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺπŸ’ͺ😀😀😀
    91 π–’Œlove u JJπ–’ŒπŸ•―οΈ
    88 I love you witj all my ❀️ heart son.
    87 Your memories will always be cherish!!!
    89 I hold you in my Heart ❀️ until i hold you again in heaven πŸ€πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ€
    41 The saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that' was supyto live hai whole life with you
    88 May you boys bless us with all your Angel blessings
    91 My Joey you where one of a kind!!
    83 I love you Joey
    83 ℒℴ𝓋ℯ π“Žβ„΄π“Š 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓁 π’Ώβ„΄β„―π“Ž πŸ«ΆπŸ•ŠοΈ
    82 the saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that was supposed to love there whole life with me.
    95 Mi niΓ±o bello cuida a tu Mami ahora eres un Angel. she needs you beyond words.
    85 I love you baby Joey!! πŸ’™πŸ€
    86 I think about you often, I miss you everyday! πŸ’™
    80 I'm sorry for not spending more time with you! 😭
    75 I miss you JoeyπŸ₯ΉπŸ₯ΉπŸ₯ΉπŸ₯Ή
    71 your Tia marie te amo mucho por siempre en mi corazon!!❀️
    72 I miss you Joey
    60 God took the most beautiful Angel EverπŸ’™πŸ’™
    53 I miss u every day sonπŸ’™πŸ’™
    42 My Angel Babies
    33 I Miss My Angel
    33 My Angel In HeavenπŸ’™πŸ’™
    31 815-Torres Boys!!
    31 ❀️😘❀️😘
    29 Mi Angelito πŸ’™πŸ’™
    24 I miss You so Much Joey
    18 Happy Heavenly Birthday!! πŸ’™ Love you always and forever!!
    9 happy turkey day twin miss you
    8 These Holidays are not the same without you

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