The widow of Johnny Gaudreau known as her husband “the best possible dad on this planet” and thanked him for “the perfect years of my life” in two Instagram posts paying tribute to the NHL participant who was killed when his bicycle was struck by a automobile on the eve of his sister’s wedding ceremony.
“Regardless of shedding you, I’m nonetheless the luckiest lady on this planet to have been yours,” Meredith Gaudreau mentioned in a put up Saturday that was accompanied by a number of images of the couple. “I like you so, a lot. You have been good. Some days it felt too good to be true. I like each single factor about you. You might be my ceaselessly and I can’t wait to be with you once more. I like you a lot ceaselessly and ever.”
A separate put up included images of Johnny Gaudreau with their kids.
“The best possible dad on this planet,” she mentioned. “So caring and loving. The very best associate to undergo parenthood with. John by no means missed a single appointment. Was the perfect at placing the newborn to sleep and the Apple of Noa’s eye. I like how a lot she appears to be like like him. We’re going to make you proud. We love you so so, a lot, daddy.”
Gaudreau and his youthful brother, Matt, have been killed Thursday night time once they have been struck by a suspected drunken driver whereas they have been using bikes in Oldmans Township, near their southern New Jersey hometown of Carneys Level. Johnny, 31, and Matt, 29, have been presupposed to function groomsmen at their sister Katie’s wedding ceremony, which was scheduled for Friday in Philadelphia. The marriage was known as off.
“The boys grew up right here,” mentioned Wayne Pelura, a Carneys Level Township committee member. “They have been concerned in youth sports activities right here. Everyone is aware of them. Everyone is aware of the sisters. It’s only a unhappy, unhappy scenario.”
Police mentioned the motive force was suspected of being inebriated and charged with two counts of demise by auto, together with reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motorized vehicle.
Johnny Gaudreau, referred to as “Johnny Hockey,” performed 10 full seasons within the NHL and was set to enter his third with the Columbus Blue Jackets after signing a seven-year, $68 million deal in 2022. He performed his first eight seasons with the Calgary Flames.
