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Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau’s sister Katie mourns ‘absolute best big brothers’ after canceling her wedding
By Nicholas Hautman,
8 hours ago
Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau’s sister Katie Gaudreau paid a heartbreaking tribute to her late brothers four days after their tragic deaths , which forced her to cancel her wedding .
“There are absolutely no words I have to express the bond my family shared. The entire world knows there would never have been a John without Matty or Matty without John. The absolute best big brothers a little girl could have asked for.”
Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau’s sister Katie Gaudreau paid tribute to her late brothers. kgaudreau13/Instagram Katie, seen here with Johnny, mourned the “absolute best big brothers” after canceling her wedding in the wake of their deaths. kgaudreau13/Instagram
Katie, pictured above with Matthew, vowed to “take the best care” of their family. kgaudreau13/Instagram
Katie said she did not view her post as a “goodbye,” as she plans to never “stop saying” Johnny and Matthew’s names.
“I’ll take the best care of mom, dad, Kristen, Mer, and Madeline, your babies,” she added, referring to the hockey players’ parents, other sister, wives and children.
Alongside the message, Kristen included a slideshow of photos of the siblings through the years.
Johnny, 31, and Matthew, 29, were both killed Thursday by a suspected drunk driver. Getty Images The motorist, Sean M. Higgins, was jailed and charged with two counts of vehicular homicide. New Jersey State Police
Johnny, 31, and Matthew, 29, were both killed Thursday by a suspected drunk driver who mowed them down while they were biking in their home state of New Jersey.
Johnny and Matthew had been set to serve as groomsmen in Katie’s wedding Friday, but Page Six confirmed she and her fiancé, Devin Joyce, decided to call off the ceremony in the wake of the fatal crash.
The fatal crash occurred on the eve of Katie’s wedding. Instagram / @kgaudreau13 “The entire world knows there would never have been a John without Matty or Matty without John,” she wrote on Instagram. kgaudreau13/Instagram
Johnny, who played in the NHL for the Columbus Blue Jackets, is survived by his wife, Meredith Gaudreau , and their two children, 1-year-old daughter Noa and 6-month-old son Johnny Jr.
Matthew, meanwhile, was expecting his first baby with his wife, Madeline Gaudreau , when he died.
A GoFundMe page to support Madeline and her unborn son, Tripp, has already raised $500,000.
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