The widow of late NHL star Johnny Gaudreau introduced on the memorial service for him and his brother on Monday that she is pregnant with their third baby.
Meredith Gaudreau spoke on the service, calling the being pregnant a “total surprise.” She stated she was capable of inform her husband earlier than he died and his response was heartwarming.
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Mourners collect for a candlelight vigil to recollect Blue Jackets ahead Johnny Gaudreau at Nationwide Area in Columbus, Ohio, on Sept. 4, 2024. Gaudreau, alongside along with his brother, Matthew, died in a bicycle crash. (Adam Cairns-Imagn Pictures through Columbus Dispatch/USA Right now Community)
“John and I had the best six months as a family of four. These will forever be the best six months of my life,” she stated, through ABC Information. “There’s specifically one week that I will cherish forever – it will be my favorite week of my life out of those six months. We’re actually a family of five. I’m in my ninth week of pregnancy with our third baby.”
Their oldest baby, a lady, will flip 2 years previous later this month. Their youngest, a boy, was born earlier this 12 months.
“In less than three years of marriage, we’ve created a family of five,” Meredith added. “It doesn’t even sound possible, but I look at it as the ultimate blessing. How lucky am I to be the mother of John’s three babies? Our last one being a blessing and so special despite these difficult circumstances.”
A makeshift memorial for NHL hockey participant Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, Sept. 5, 2024, in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. (AP Picture/Matt Rourke)
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Supporters keep in mind hockey participant Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew, Sept. 5, 2024, in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. (AP Picture/Matt Rourke)
Johnny, who performed for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Matthew Gaudreau have been killed in Salem County, New Jersey, after they have been struck by a suspected drunken driver whereas driving their bikes. Their deaths got here on the eve of their sister Katie’s marriage ceremony.
Madeline Gaudreau, Matthew’s spouse, can be pregnant.
Sean M. Higgins was arrested within the incident. He was charged with two counts of demise by auto, together with reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motorcar.
Johnny Gaudreau of the Blue Jackets after scoring the game-tying aim in opposition to the Washington Capitals at Nationwide Area on Jan. 31, 2023, in Columbus, Ohio. (Ben Jackson/NHLI through Getty Pictures)
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“This is a tragedy involving a great deal of emotion and impacting many individuals,” Higgins’ legal professionals, Matthew Portella and Richard Kineburger III, stated in a joint assertion. “It is too early in the stages of the legal process to make any out-of-court statements.”
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