Johnny and Meredith Gaudreau with their children
Courtesy of Meredith Gaudreau/InstagramMeredith Gaudreau continues to mourn her late NHL star husband Johnny Gaudreau.
Take to Instagram on Tuesday, September 24 to share a video of her late brother-in-law, Matthew GaudreauWhile giving a speech at her wedding to Johnny in September 2021, Meredith wrote that she hoped Matthew would “take care” of Johnny.
“Take care of John for me Matty 🖤🤍 I love and miss you both. Give John a big kiss from me 😘😘😘,” she captioned the heartbreaking video.
Johnny and Matthew both died on the evening of August 29 after being struck in a bicycle accident in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. It had been the night before their sister Katie’s wedding. Johnny was 31 and Matthew was 29.
Courtesy of Madeline Gaudreau/Instagram Members of the Gaudreau family have continued to speak out in the wake of the deaths of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau. Johnny and Matthew died on the evening of August 29 while biking in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. Us Weekly can confirm that the brothers have been affected […]
Meredith’s video shows Matthew taking the microphone before sharing heartfelt words with the couple and their guests. “John and I have been inseparable all our lives. Every time you saw me, John was standing next to me. Every time you saw John, I followed him,” Matthew was heard saying to the room. “When we got older and were no longer together because of hockey, we still took care of each other.”
Meredith and Johnny shared two children together: daughter Noa, 23 months, and a son named Johnny Jr., born in February.
Just days after Johnny passed away, Meredith took to Instagram to mark what would have been the couple’s third anniversary. “I never post that much, but John deserves it. Three years ago today, I became yours forever,” Meredith captioned the September 4 post. “One of the best days of my life, including the night we got engaged and the days we delivered our babies.”
She shared several photos from their wedding and presumably honeymoon, capturing the couple kneeling during their nuptials, sharing their first dance and relaxing poolside and by the ocean.
Johnny Gaudreau
Mike Ehrmann/Getty ImagesWe weekly confirmed that Johnny, who played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Matthew were cycling when they were hit “from behind” and killed by a 43-year-old Sean M Higgins.
It is believed Higgins, who has since been arrested and charged with two vehicular homicide charges, was drunk at the time of the incident.
After losing her husband, Meredith shared several tributes in honor of Johnny on social media.
“Thank you for the best years of my life. Even though I lost you, I’m still the luckiest girl in the world to have been yours,” she wrote on August 31 in an Instagram post breaking her silence after the tragedy. ‘I love you so much. You were perfect. Some days it felt too good to be true. I love everything about you. You are my forever and I can’t wait to be with you again. I love you so much, forever and ever.”