Matthew Gaudreau's widow Madeline posted a touching tribute to her late husband and brother-in-law Johnny Gaudreau on the first Thanksgiving since the NHL star's death on Aug. 29.
Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were fatally struck by a driver suspected of being under the influence on Aug. 29 in New JerseyNatasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears in The New York Post and Popstar! Magazine."Happy Thanksgiving you two," Madeline — who is currently pregnant with her and Matthew's first child Tripp — wrote over a photo of Johnny and Matthew.
In a tribute post by Johnny's widow, Meredith, the mother-of-two — who is expecting her third child with her late husband next year — wrote, “John and Matty. U don’t hear one name without the other." “And Matty was always there. Absolute best friends and biggest fans of each other despite polar opposite personalities,” she continued. “Everyone wanted to be around them, including me. I would sit back and watch John genuinely love his time with his brother.”Matthew, 29, and Johhny, 31, were tragically killed when a driver suspected of being under the influence of alcohol struck and killed them near Country Route 551 North just after 8 p.m on Aug. 29.
New Jersey State Police said in a statement to PEOPLE at the time that the driver, identified as Sean M. Higgins, was attempting to pass another car when he fatally struck the brothers.
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