(Photo : Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) COLUMBUS, OHIO – JANUARY 2: Johnny Gaudreau #13 of the Columbus Blue Jackets warms up previous to the beginning of the sport in opposition to the Boston Bruins at Nationwide Arena on January 2, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio
Meredith Gaudreau, widow of the late Columbus Blue Jackets participant, Johnny Gaudreau, shared information of her third being pregnant on the memorial service for him and his brother Matthew Gaudreau on Monday.
“John and I had the best six months as a family of four. These will forever be the best six months of my life,” Meredith Gaudreau mentioned on the service. “There’s specifically one week that I will cherish forever — it will be my favorite week of my life out of those six months. We’re actually a family of five. I’m in my ninth week of pregnancy with our third baby.”
Gaudreau and his youthful brother, Matthew Gaudreau, have been killed on Aug. 29 when an alleged drunk driver crashed into them whereas they have been driving their bikes alongside in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. The brothers have been on account of stand as groomsmen at their sister Katie’s marriage ceremony the day after their deaths. The ceremony, the place Katie was to marry hockey participant Devin Joyce, was scheduled to happen in Gloucester City, New Jersey.
Johnny was 31 years previous. Matthew was 29 years previous. Johnny was a dad to his two youngsters — Noa, who turns 2 in October, and Johnny, 7 months. Matthew and his spouse, Madeline, have been additionally anticipating a toddler earlier than his tragic dying. Madeline is due on New Year’s Eve.
“The moment we found out about our son, Trip, it consumed his every day,” Madeline mentioned on the memorial. “He was downloading apps, ordering books, finding the best diaper brands. Making sure I had the best vitamin and asking for tips from John.”
In a press release after Johnny’s dying, the Blue Jackets mentioned, “Johnny played the game with great joy which was felt by everyone that saw him on the ice. He brought a genuine love for hockey with him everywhere he played from Boston College to the Calgary Flames to Team USA to the Blue Jackets. He thrilled fans in a way only Johnny Hockey could. The impact he had on our organization and our sport was profound, but pales in comparison to the indelible impression he made on everyone who knew him.”
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