Meredith Gaudreau, wife of Columbus Blue Jackets Star Johnny Gaudreau has broken his social media silence with a touching tribute to his husband after he and his brother, Matthew, were tragically killed when they were struck by an alleged drunk driver on the eve of their sister’s wedding.
Meredith shared two posts on Instagram that included a series of photos depicting their relationship over the years.
“Thank you for the best years of my life. Despite your loss, “I am still the luckiest girl in the world to have been yours,” she wrote.
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“I love you so much. You were perfect. Some days it was too good to be true. [be] it’s true. I love every single thing about you. You are my forever and I can’t wait to be with you again. I love you so much forever and ever.
Meredith shared a second post dedicated to Gaudreau being the “best dad in the world.”
The couple had two children together, Noa, aged two, and Johnny, aged six months.
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“The best dad in the world. So caring and loving. The best partner to spend time with parents. John never missed a single appointment,” she wrote. “He was the best at putting the baby and the apple of Noa’s eye to sleep. I love how much she looks like him. We will make you proud. We love you so, so, so much daddy.”
The Gaudreau family suffered an unimaginable loss when, on Thursday evening, the day before Katie Gaudreau’s wedding, Sean Higgins struck the brothers on a rural New Jersey road while they were riding their bicycles.
New Jersey State Police said Higgins, suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol, attempted to pass two other vehicles on the right and struck the Gaudreau brothers from behind.
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Higgins was arrested and charged. Police said he failed a field sobriety test and also admitted to a responding officer that he had consumed five or six beers before the crash. He also admitted to drinking alcohol while driving, police said.
Following his death, it was announced that Matthew Gaudreau, 29, was expecting his first child with his wife, Madeline. An online registry for the couple revealed that baby Tripp is due in late December.
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