Meredith Gaudreau continues to mourn her late husband, NHL star Johnny Gaudreau.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, September 24, to share a video of her late brother-in-law, Matthew Gaudreau, making a speech at her September 2021 marriage ceremony to Johnny, Meredith wrote that she hoped Matthew would “take care” of Johnny.
“Care for John for me Matty 🖤🤍 love & miss you each. Give John an enormous kiss from me 😘😘😘,” she captioned the heartbreaking video.
Johnny and Matthew each died on the night of August 29 after being struck throughout a biking accident in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. It had been the evening earlier than their sister Katie’s marriage ceremony. Johnny was 31 and Matthew was 29.
In Meredith’s video, Matthew is seen taking the mic earlier than sharing heartfelt phrases with the couple and their visitors. “John and myself have been inseparable our entire lives. Any time you noticed me, John was proper beside. Any time you noticed John, I used to be following alongside behind him,” Matthew was heard telling the room. “After we acquired older and we weren’t collectively due to hockey, we nonetheless took care of one another.”
Meredith and Johnny shared two kids collectively: daughter Noa, 23 months, and a son named Johnny Jr., born in February.
Simply days after Johnny handed away, Meredith marked what would’ve been the couple’s third anniversary through Instagram. “I by no means publish this a lot however John deserves it. 3 years in the past at this time I turned yours without end,” Meredith captioned the September 4 publish. “Among the finest days of my life, together with the evening we acquired engaged and the times we introduced our infants into the world.”
She shared a number of images from their marriage ceremony and presumably their honeymoon, capturing the couple kneeling throughout their nuptials, sharing their first dance and stress-free poolside and by the ocean.
Us Weekly confirmed that Johnny, who performed for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and Matthew had been using their bikes after they had been struck “within the rear” and killed by 43-year-old Sean M. Higgins.
It’s suspected that Higgins, who has since been arrested and charged with two counts of vehicular murder, was drunk on the time of the incident.
After shedding her husband, Meredith has shared a number of tributes through social media in honor of Johnny.
“Thanks for the very best years of my life. Regardless of shedding you, I’m nonetheless the luckiest lady on this planet to have been yours,” she captioned an Instagram publish on August 31 that noticed her break her silence after the tragedy. “I like you so a lot. You had been excellent. Some days it felt too good to be true. I like each single factor about you. You might be my without end and I can’t wait to be with you once more. I like you a lot without end and ever.”