Madeline Gaudreau released an emotional dedication to her late husband, basketball athlete Matthew Gaudreau, shortly after the second anniversary of his death.
Following a hockey game, set to last over an hour, 29-year-old Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau, Columbus Blue Jackets star, 31, were biking and met their tragic end when they were killed by a drunken driver while in New Jersey for the couple’s sibling’s wedding on August 29 last year.
According to People, the accused refused to take a plea deal, was charged and pleaded “not guilty”, and a judge rejected applications to reduce or dismiss the charges.
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Madeline Gaudreau Honors Matthew Gaudreau With Emotional Tribute
On Monday, Aug. 3, Gaudreau showed off this and -white flashback wedding picture taken in July 2021 on one of Instagram Stories, writing: “You offered me the finest existence. We miss you very much.”
Then she released a picture of the couple smiling at each other holding gold balloons. Madeline has kept on remembering Matthew publicly ever since his death.
Two weeks before the first anniversary of her brother’s death, to which she dedicated it with Meredith, widowed by Johnny and their children, she posted a picture of them embracing, captioned with “My everything” on Instagram.
Madeline Gaudreau Keeps Matthew’s Memory Alive Through Their Son
Back in 2025, the couple was having their baby when Matthew died. Madeline gave birth to a baby boy, Tripp Matthew Gaudreau, four months following Matthew’s passing. It is now 19 months. When announcing his birth on “Mommy & Daddy’s World,” the words were written by Mrs. 32 on one message
The words of a mother to the child’s first birthday were heartfelt: “It’s in your smile that I can see my father, the laughter, the strength, and the happiness you bring to this world,” she told her boy Tripp.
Madeline expressed on Good Morning America that the loss of their dad is heartbreaking, since their son was missing so many milestones of his childhood.
From Tripp, it seems he is continuing his father’s path as well. In May, she uploaded photos of him at an ice rink, his first-ever hockey lesson, to her Instagram
page.
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Gaudreau Family Continues to Honor Matthew and Johnny’s Legacy
In memory of Matthew, through the legacy of his nephew, a young boy named Matthew Guy Joyce was born June 20 to the happy parents of his sister, Katie Gaudreau-Joyce, and her partner, Devin Joyce.
Under the caption of the photo where she and the baby Matthew Guy Joyce look quite happy, the post said, “The moment our hearts grew bigger than we ever imagined. Welcome to the world, sweet boy.”
Before the brothers’ death, Meredith, Johnny’s partner, was also pregnant. The couple had two more children. While mourning for their beloved, she revealed that her pregnancy had already lasted a nine-week period. Madeline Gaudreau