Johnny Gaudreau's dowager - 'You were actually excellent' #.\n\nAug 31, 2024, 11:54 AM ETThe dowager of Columbus Blue Jackets ahead Johnny Gaudreau commemorated him in a set of social media sites posts Saturday, calling him her \"for good\" and also commending him as the \"finest papa\" to their young children.Meredith Gaudreau additionally shared household pictures of her late spouse celebrating his 31st birthday party previously in August with her, little girl Noa and also son Johnny.\" Thanks advantageous years of my life. Even with losing you, I am actually still the luckiest woman around the world to have actually been all yours,\" she filled in an Instagram message. \"I love you therefore so much. You were ideal. Some days it experienced extremely really good to become real. I adore every thing about you. You are my for good as well as I can not hang around to become along with you once more. I adore you so much forever as well as ever before.\".\nJohnny Gaudreau as well as his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday evening in New Shirt when they were actually hit through a claimed inebriated vehicle driver while riding bicycles almost their loved ones home. The Gaudreau loved ones had actually gathered in Salem County to go to the wedding celebration of the males's sibling, Katie, which had actually been actually booked for Friday. The celebration was canceled.Meredith and also Johnny Gaudreau married Sept. 4, 2021. Noa was actually birthed the adhering to September as well as Johnny on Feb. 22.\" The absolute best daddy around the world. So looking after as well as loving,\" she captioned photographes of Gaudreau as well as the youngsters. \"The very best companion to undergo being a parent along with. John never ever overlooked a single appointment. Was the very best at putting the baby to rest and also the Apple of Noa's eye. I enjoy the amount of she appears like him. Our team are actually heading to make you happy. Our team enjoy you so therefore a lot father.\" Publisher's PicksMatthew Gaudreau, 29, was the hockey instructor at the males's senior high school alma mater, Gloucester Catholic in New Shirt, and he additionally was actually an expectant daddy. His wife, Madeline, is assuming their initial kid in December. A GoFundMe page put together to benefit her and the kid, who will be actually named Tripp, had actually raised much more than $300,000 since Saturday afternoon.Social media articles honoring the Gaudreaus poured in from all over the sports globe, featuring coming from hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and also 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 come across the passing of Johnny & Matthew Gaudreau. Johnny was a dedicated hockey gamer, Birds follower & cherished member of the Eagles faithful. I desire to send my heartfelt acknowledgements to the entire Gaudreau family & those affected by this reduction!
FlyJohnnyFly-- Jalen Hurts (@JalenHurts) August 30, 2024 According to authorities, the siblings were actually riding bikes along county Course 551 in Oldmans Township on Thursday evening when they were actually reached by a Vehicle Grand Cherokee driven through 43-year-old Sean Higgins of Woodstown, New Jacket. The system crash took place as the driver tried to pass a slower lorry on the right and also blew the Gaudreaus in the back, cops said.According to an authorities affidavit, Higgins reportedly informed the condition trooper that came to the arena that he drank "5 to 6 draft beers" prior to the crash. Per the record, Higgins stopped working an industry sobriety test.Higgins was taken to the Salem Area Reformatory and asked for along with pair of counts of automobile homicide. At a courtroom appeal by means of video recording Friday mid-day, he was purchased to become kept without connect, pending an apprehension hearing Thursday.Information coming from Area Degree Media was utilized in this particular document.