Jose "Joey Rivera" Rios

July 28, 1986 - December 13, 2020

Jose "Joey Rivera" Rios Jr was born on July 28th, 1986 at Lady of Lourdes Hospital to Midgalia (Maggie) Gutierrez and Jose Rios. He spent his early childhood in Camden, NJ. Then later he relocated with his family to Philadelphia. Joey loved anime, video games, comic books, one character in particular that he was very fond of was Harley Quinn. But we also can't forget about Stitch. He had everything Harley-Quinn. He really loved to make everyone around him happy and make them smile, it was never a dull moment with Joey's singing and dancing. Joey was such a vibrant person with a contagious personality and laugh! He was loving, caring, had an electrifying energy and extremely generous to everyone. He was completely selfless. In March 2020 he was diagnosed with Lymphoma Cancer. But not once did he let that bring him down. He never allowed himself to be a victim to his illness. He was the prime example of a warrior! On December 9th, Joey was discharged from Fox Chase Cancer Center to spend the remainder days of his life with the people that he deeply loved. On December 13th, 2020 Joey's fight had come to an end. He is survived by his loving parents Maggie & Rodney Ortiz, beloved brother to Ralphy, Lorraine, Tasha, Ashley, Pilon, Gordo, Selinda, Destiny and Jacob. He will also be sadly missed by his nieces, nephews and extended friends and family. Relatives and friends are invited to his visitation from 10:30-12:00pm at the Murphy Ruffenach Brian W. Donnelly Funeral, 523-25 Cumberland Street Gloucester City, New Jersey 08030. In accordance with CDC Covid-19 New Jersey compliance his funeral services will follow privately with burial in Colestown Cemetery. ���� Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming swimming ����