Joey Torres, age 14

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

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  • Nickname:
    73 Fat Joe
    82 Baby Joe
    77 Fat Joe🥰
    79 Lil joe
    80 baby Joey
    79 Jojo
    110 papasito
    110 little Joe
    108 Sexy Joey
    105 Li Joe
    66 mi joey
    69 joe flock
    70 baby joey
    68 fat joe 💙
    67 lil joe
    64 Joey Torres
    66 Baby Joey.
    66 Joe joe
    71 Martin
    71 baby joe
    72 Joesphhhh
    70 fat Joe
    67 lil JO
    64 Jo-Jo
    64 jo-jo
    63 Skinny Joe
    63 The nunber 1 joe
    53 Martine
  • Number of children:
    103 they stole his life and took his future away!😢
    67 As many God would aloud him too. before his life was stolen,,by ignorance people
    41 joey what is the best big brother❤️❤️
    41 he would teach me how to cook
  • Personality:
    63 funny loving always had a big smile
    63 big smile all the time , funnie
    62 my son was a beautiful child full of life.
    62 always happy,,,, funny!!!
    70 Always Smiling
    67 Funny
    67 Kind
    69 sweet happy ❤️
    79 Always smiling caring loving
    76 loving,,, caring,,, funny
    76 loved to watch miamor he was best babysitter
    73 loved to dance with me to any song i put on 🥹🫶🏽
    73 very funny and always make jokes
    73 loved to cook .
    75 always made sure his mom had her snack, drinks and lunch for work 🥹
    62 nice and always had a big smile
    60 always had a big smile was funny 🕯️🫶🏽❤️
    107 always smiling
    103 loving cousin love u Joey prima Gina and family ♾️🫶🏽❤️
    102 always smiling ❤️
    69 very goofy 🤣. always dancing with Me 😁
    101 love to cook for his mom 🥰
    105 always made sure his mom had what She needed for work & Was Ready for work too 🙂.
    105 loved playing with his little brother 🫶🏽
    106 loved to drive his one and only little sister crazy 🥰🥰
    98 always had sanck or the money for it 🥹🤣🤣💙
    97 always driving my car. poppong out of no where saying eeeeeee
    98 loove to drive
    95 He had a big smile🙂
    60 his " eeeee " 😭
    61 Outgoing
    61 creative
    61 😄 funny
    65 joking around 🫶🏼
    65 goofy 😄
    65 kind
    64 loving
    64 happy
    63 always kept everyone with a smile,, even thru there hard days
    65 beautiful personality. i miss you son
    59 Sharing
    58 Happy
    58 Giving
    58 Smart
    58 Friendly
    64 Nice
    62 Happy kid
    64 Creative
    64 awesome
    65 wonderful
    66 funny
    64 amazing
    64 responsible
    64 caring
    63 making jokes
    61 The best brother
    60 a good friend.
    60 smart
    58 loved his family
    58 love his video games
    58 giving
    58 handsome
    59 had alot of potential
    58 silly
    59 The biggest ❤️ Heart ever😘😘😘
  • Occupation:
    64 Student
    95 cooking
    97 taking care of his baby brother,,,
    96 maintain a beautiful clean room.
    96 being a happy kid.
    61 playing video games
    61 being a kid was his only Job!!
    56 To be a kid was his only Job!!!!🕊️🕊️
    62 Helping with his sonson,,, little brother
    63 gamer boy
    62 music
    56 Going to school
    56 The best son Ever!!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
  • Workplace:
    95 playin his PlayStation 5 (all day)
    95 enjoying a kids life was his only Job.
    94 we love you.
    94 forever 14. ♥️😘♥️😘♥️
    59 being a brother to his siblings
    56 Playing his game. And Being a happy kid was his job
    56 Playing his game and being a kid was his only job
    61 Being a kid was his only job
    61 playing his game.
    56 His only Job is to be a kid.
  • Schools attended:
    64 Auburn
    62 Galapagos Middle School
    57 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    61 Freshman in Auburn high school
    61 🧑‍🎓 Graduated Galapagos middle school
    55 galápagos
    56 Graduates Galapagos middle school
    56 Freshman in Auburn High
  • Comments:
    65 loving brother, caring we will miss you fat joey 🤍🤍
    64 i miss you lil cuz i wish we can hop on the game💔
    66 Miss And Love You Forever&Always My Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️💙😘. -Me & Mi'Amor
    82 My Joey, tu Madrina will forever miss you and you will stay in my heart. 💔🪽
    64 i miss you soooo much son. i love you,,, i heart is so broken with out you son.
    57 i love you fat joe , i miss you so much
    56 love you and jorge continue watching over 💕
    56 I love you bff I will never forget youuu💙🤞🏼🗣️
    67 We will miss you Joey 🕯️🕯️
    69 i miss you joeyyy💙💙
    69 LLJOEY💙💙
    67 very funny,,, handsome,,, my son was full of life
    67 my son was an amazing kid. one of a kind. i love you joey.
    67 i love you
    67 miss you joey 💙💙💙
    68 We Miss You So So Much My Fat Joe -Mi’Amor & ChaCha 😘
    66 i Love You Forever&Always 💙💙🤞🏽
    67 "is there world we just living in it" LLJJ-LLJD 🌍🌎🤍🤍🕊️🕊️🕯️🕯️
    66 We love you JoJo 🤍🕯️
    65 we miss you and George forever will be remembered 🕯️🕯️🕊️🕊️🤍🤍 handsome boys 🫶🏽🙏🏽
    65 i love you big brother
    66 i love you primito, you and Jorgito are always on my mind- always my baby Joey 💙🕊️
    65 You will be missed Joey love your cuss ❤️🫶🏽
    64 i love you to the moon and back 💙🕊️💙🕊️💙
    59 joey favorite word. eeeeeeeee. i miss you.
    59 i Love & Miss You So Much Fat Joe 🤞🏽🕊️🥹💙 Forever&Always 🫶🏽😘 -Mi’Amor & Chacha
    58 love u Joey will miss you so much 🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    58 FOREVER 14!! love you Fat Joe
    58 its almost your birthday baby. i love you with all my heart.
    100 miss you every day🕯️🕯️❤️❤️
    97 miss you
    97 i love you baby Joey
    95 my beautiful angel
    96 we love you so much joe 💙
    95 i love you so much fat joe 🥹🕊️
    97 always and forever in our hearts -love your baby cuzn Mi'Amor 🥹🫶🏽
    92 i love you joey my fat joe i love you so much my fat joe 😘🥹💙🫶🏽🕊️.
    94 i miss you baby boy
    92 happy birthday forever 14
    93 i miss you baby joey
    91 we love you joey.
    93 my little chef
    93 he loved his bling bling. had nothing but Gold jewelry.
    90 forever 14♥️🕊️💙we love you joey.
    55 slways well dress,,, handsome,, sexy boy. ♥️
    90 omg his hair tho,,,,. 😎👌🤘🏼was the best,, may you shine in heaven
    90 ♥️♥️♥️😘😘😘😘
    64 always shining. you are one of a kind
    117 Tu Madrina will forever miss you Baby Joey!!
    97 we miss you joey 🥹🫶🏽
    89 we love Joey and Jorge
    89 we love you Joey and Jorge
    89 we miss you
    91 A beautiful Angel in Heaven'. We love you Joey
    86 we miss you son
    87 alwayds made us smile nm what 💙🥺
    86 i miss you so much my fat joe 🥺💙🫶🏽
    86 Forever Joey and Jorge Torres they are loved 🫶🏽🫶🏽🕊️🕊️
    89 i love you so much bro i miss you and there aint a day i dont think abt u 💔🥺
    87 i love yo baby joey💔💔💔💔
    85 the best kid ever!!!!!!
    85 we love you Fat Joey ❤️🙏😘👼
    87 A great student,,,, sharing ,, caring!!!
    83 we love forever&always my fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    77 love you so much fat joe 🫶🏽💙🕊️
    79 i mise you baby joey so much. this shit sucks not having you around
    95 wish I could turn back time so I could hug you tight and say I love you! 💕
    81 i miss you son sooooo much.
    91 I try to make sense of how the events occurred ... but it makes no sense. I just miss you.
    74 good morning son
    74 this life is so different without you. 🤷🏼‍♀️. we need you💔💔
    74 i hate being in this world without you!!
    75 your my beautiful 😇❤️❤️🕊️🤍🙏
    73 i miss you son
    74 my primito i miss you sooo much📿🤍🕊️🙏
    67 i wish i can call you in heaven🧐🤷🏼‍♀️🕊️i 😘
    74 i miss you sooooo much Joey. 🫶🏼🥰😘
    72 its a new pain once i wake up,
    79 we love you joey 💙
    99 Mi niño hermoso! Ahora eres un angel del elenco de Dios. 💙👼
    68 i miss you every day.
    68 this was the worse year of my life. loosing you is the most pain a mother can bear
    71 i miss you Joey
    60 ℳ𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊 ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝓎𝒹𝒶𝓎🤍
    58 mommy loves you sooooo much.
    59 forever Baby Joey. we love you
    56 My Angel in heaven forever!!🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    57 My baby boy🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🥹😢
    71 I love you mi niño hermoso. 💙
    60 always a loving person smiling 🥰
    59 i love you fat joe 😘
    59 always smiling love the game😂💯
    59 always keep snacks 😌dont play with fat joe snacks 👏🏻
    57 i love you son🤍
    58 i remember u and ur big cute smile primo love u 4 eva jj worlds
    55 for ever and always will be loved
    58 You are truly missed🤍
    57 we truly miss you.
    56 you will always live in are ❤️ heart,,, i love you
    56 i will always love you to the moon and back
    57 mommy misses you sooo much my heart
    56 you took my heart to heaven with you son
    56 ℐ𝓈 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝓌ℴ𝓇𝓁𝒹 𝓌ℯ 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝓁𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒾𝓉 🤍🌎
    57 my little Angel.
    56 i miss everything about you.
    55 always watch over us. be are protector.
    56 Heaven has a great Angel!!!! The most beautiful Angel ever
    55 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    58 Joey Torres Forever
    58 we love you always & forever. 💙👼
    57 i miss you every day my joey
    73 Tu Madrina will always have you in her ❤️!
    54 I love you son
    54 My Angel 👼 in heaven
    55 Forever Joey and Jorge
    55 We miss you so much
    61 My little Angel forever and ever.
    61 I will keep you name going forever
    61 Your truly missed here on earth’
    61 You took the most beautiful person away from us
    60 we love you joey amd jorge
    60 i love you fat joe Forever&Always 🤞🏽🤍🥹
    61 The most amazing person ever
    61 you are a great kid.
    62 LLJoey foreva u ❤️‍🩹🤍🕊️
    63 siempre te amaré y nunca te olvidade
    61 we miss you soooooo much
    61 🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍
    61 he always made everyone laugh
    61 he had a great heart
    60 My Angelito 👼👼🕊️🤍
    60 i love you joey
    59 My Joey,,,🕊️🤍 i miss you so much son.
    58 You took my ❤️ heart to heaven with you.
    59 Good student,,,, with a Good ❤️ Heart
    59 long live joey🕊️💯
    59 I love you to the 🌙 moon and back
    57 myyy sonnnnnnn
    57 Te Amo❤️❤️
    57 You are so missed here on earth.
    55 Joey loved to have his snacks.
    57 Joey had this beautiful 😊 smile!!!
    57 Joey had his beautiful long hair,,, he was so handsome 😤😤
    58 My Angel kept a smile on all of are faces.
    57 🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️🤍🕊️
    58 Always protect your family,,, my beautiful Angel 👼🤍🕊️
    56 I love my son to the moon and back!!🌙🌙🙏🏼🙏🏼
    57 A mothers love for her son is so powerful 😤
    57 My Angels,,, you will forever be a legend!!! no one can take that away💪😤
    56 Joey and Jorge are legends😤😤😤
    60 we miss u Joey🤍
    57 🩵🩵🩵
    58 you are missed
    57 i love you son
    58 mommy misses you 🕊️🤍🕊️
    58 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    58 Love you Joey🩵
    59 Keep hating and dealing our boys comments haters
    58 yall some haters,,, who ever is deleting. HATERS
    57 Your names will love thru so many generations
    57 i will keep your names going forever
    57 this is your 🌎 world we are just living in it
    57 we love you handsome babies
    57 Never gave up hope
    57 wss an amazing kid
    58 took care of others
    57 Torres boys forever 💪💯💪💯💪
    57 loved his game
    57 is missed by his brother and sisters
    57 was very respectful
    57 Joey and Jorge Forever😤😤💯💪
    57 S.O.Y
    57 your names will always be Legends 😤😤
    57 I will make sure the world knows you are!! 815 Torres Boys
    57 Your name will live thru many generations💪😤💪😤💪
    57 never gave up Hope😘😘🙏🏼
    56 Always kept it 💯
    57 Joey had the biggest ❤️ heart Ever😘😘😇🤍
    55 You where one of a kind😤😤💪💪
    56 You where a Great kid with a big future 🕊️🕊️
    56 One of the best kid a Mother can have🙏🏼🤍🙏🏼🤍
    56 Forever My Joey Torres💪💪💪😤😤😤
    57 𖢌love u JJ𖢌🕯️
    54 I love you witj all my ❤️ heart son.
    53 Your memories will always be cherish!!!
    55 I hold you in my Heart ❤️ until i hold you again in heaven 🤍🕊️🤍
    54 May you boys bless us with all your Angel blessings
    56 My Joey you where one of a kind!!
    48 I love you Joey
    48 ℒℴ𝓋ℯ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝒻ℴ𝓇ℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓁𝒾𝓁 𝒿ℴℯ𝓎 🫶🕊️
    47 the saddest part was saying goodbye to someone that was supposed to love there whole life with me.
    59 Mi niño bello cuida a tu Mami ahora eres un Angel. she needs you beyond words.
    50 I love you baby Joey!! 💙🤍
    51 I think about you often, I miss you everyday! 💙
    46 I'm sorry for not spending more time with you! 😭
    41 I miss you Joey🥹🥹🥹🥹
    37 your Tia marie te amo mucho por siempre en mi corazon!!❤️
    38 I miss you Joey
    26 God took the most beautiful Angel Ever💙💙
    19 I miss u every day son💙💙
    8 My Angel Babies

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