Johnny Gaudreau’s Wife Meredith Marks Their 3rd Wedding Anniversary 6 Days After His Death: ‘Love You Forever’

The NHL star and his brother Matthew Gaudreau were killed in a bicycle crash last Thursday one day before their sister's wedding in New Jersey

Johnny Gaudreau’s widow Meredith Gaudreau posted a heartfelt tribute to her late husband in honor of the couple’s third wedding anniversary, less than a week after his tragic death in a bike crash alongside his brother Matthew Gaudreau.

“I never post this much but John deserves it,” Meredith wrote on Wednesday, Sept. 4, alongside a carousel of photos of she and her late husband together throughout the years.

“3 years ago today I became yours forever. One of the best days of my life, including the night we got engaged and the days we brought our babies into the world. The day I met you I remember saying to myself, omg I’m going to marry him. And every day after that kept getting better and better. I love you forever John and I am so proud to be your wife.”

Johnny, an NHL star who played 11 seasons for the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Calgary Flames, was killed last Thursday night alongside his brother Matthew when an alleged drunk driver crashed into them while they were riding bicycles in Oldsmans Township, New Jersey, near their hometown of Salem County, New Jersey.

Johnny was 31. Matthew was 29.

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Johnny and Matthew were in town to serve as groomsmen for their sister Katie’s wedding, set to take place the next day.

According to New Jersey State Police, driver Sean M. Higgins has since been arrested and charged with two counts of death by auto after police say he was suspected to be under the influence of alcohol when fatally hitting the Gaudreau siblings after attempting to pass another vehicle. Higgins is being held in custody without bond, jail records show.

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Johnny and his wife, Meredith, shared two children together: daughter Noa, who turns 2 in October, and son Johnny, who is 7 months old.

Matthew and his wife, Madeline, were expecting their first child together later this year, already named Tripp. As of Wednesday morning, donations for Madeline and the couple’s unborn baby soared close to $600,000 on a GoFundMe page set up to support the family.

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Meredith has made several tribute posts to her late husband and her late brother-in-law in recent days.

"Thank you for the best years of my life. Despite losing you, I am still the luckiest girl in the world to have been yours. I love you so so much," Meredith wrote last Saturday, in her first post since her husband’s death. “

"You were perfect,” she added. “Some days it felt too good to be 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."

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