Johnny Gaudreau's widow - 'You were ideal' #.\n\nAug 31, 2024, 11:54 AM ETThe widow of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau commemorated him in a set of social media blog posts Sunday, naming him her \"for life\" as well as commending him as the \"finest papa\" to their youthful children.Meredith Gaudreau likewise discussed loved ones photos of her overdue partner commemorating his 31st birthday celebration earlier in August along with her, little girl Noa and also son Johnny.\" Thanks for the greatest years of my life. Even with dropping you, I am actually still the luckiest gal around the world to have actually been yours,\" she filled in an Instagram article. \"I adore you therefore so much. You were actually perfect. Some days it really felt very good to be true. I really love each and every single thing about you. You are my forever as well as I can not stand by to become with you once more. I like you a great deal for good and ever.\".\nJohnny Gaudreau as well as his brother, Matthew, were actually eliminated Thursday night in New Jacket when they were attacked through an alleged drunken driver while using bicycles not far from their loved ones home. The Gaudreau loved ones had actually collected in Salem County to join the wedding event of the men's sister, Katie, which had actually been actually scheduled for Friday. The celebration was canceled.Meredith and Johnny Gaudreau wed Sept. 4, 2021. Noa was birthed the complying with September as well as Johnny on Feb. 22.\" The complete greatest father on earth. Therefore caring and caring,\" she captioned photographes of Gaudreau and the children. \"The greatest partner to look at parent with. John certainly never missed a singular visit. Was actually the most ideal at putting the baby to sleep and also the Apple of Noa's eye. I love just how much she looks like him. Our team are actually mosting likely to make you happy. Our company enjoy you so therefore a lot daddy.\" Editor's PicksMatthew Gaudreau, 29, was actually the hockey coach at the males's secondary school alma mater, Gloucester Catholic in New Jacket, and also he also was actually an expectant daddy. His partner, Madeline, is actually anticipating their first kid in December. A GoFundMe page set up to profit her and the kid, that will be named Tripp, had reared greater than $300,000 as of Sunday afternoon.Social media blog posts recognizing the Gaudreaus poured in coming from across the sports globe, including coming from hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and Jalen Hurts, quarterback of the Gaudreaus' beloved NFL group, the Philly Eagles.pic.twitter.com\/ i7ubFIXW6z-- Wayne Gretzky (@WayneGretzky) August 31, 2024 I am actually heavily saddened to become aware of the death of Johnny & Matthew Gaudreau. Johnny was actually a committed hockey gamer, Birds fan & enjoyed participant of the Eagles faithful. I would like to deliver my wholehearted condolences to the whole entire Gaudreau loved ones & those affected through this reduction!
FlyJohnnyFly-- Jalen Hurts (@JalenHurts) August 30, 2024 According to cops, the brothers were using bikes along region Course 551 in Oldmans Area on Thursday night when they were attacked by a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by 43-year-old Sean Higgins of Woodstown, New Jacket. The system crash occurred as the motorist made an effort to pass a slower auto on the right as well as hit the Gaudreaus in the rear, cops said.According to a cops affidavit, Higgins supposedly told the condition trooper who came to the arena that he consumed "five to six draft beers" prior to the system crash. Every the report, Higgins stopped working an area soberness test.Higgins was taken to the Salem Region Reformatory and demanded with pair of matters of vehicular homicide. At a court appeal via video clip Friday afternoon, he was actually ordered to become kept without connection, pending a detention hearing Thursday.Information from Area Level Media was actually used within this file.