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\n Related: <\/span>Blue Jackets Fans Sing Happy Birthday to Johnny Gaudreau Jr. During Game\u00a0<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tA crowd of Blue Jackets fans sang \u2018happy birthday\u2019 to Johnny Gaudreau Jr. in a touching moment in the wake of his father Johnny\u2019s tragic death last year. The Blue Jackets were facing off against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, February 22 at Nationwide Arena, Columbus when fans were informed during a stoppage midway through [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to give you a little sibling<\/a> soon! Everything for you, Baby Johnny,\u201d Meredith continued in her social media upload. \u201cWe love you so much \ud83d\udc99<\/span>!\u201d<\/p>\nMeredith closed her note with an emotional message to her late spouse, writing, \u201cThank you, John, for giving me our boy. Thank you for our family. Crazy first year but today we celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meredith took the kids to watch a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game \u2014 the team that Johnny played for ahead of his death \u2014 on Saturday. During the matchup, the crowd serenaded Johnny Jr.<\/a> with a rendition of \u201cHappy Birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Meredith](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meredith-Gaudreau-Thanks-Late-Husband-Johnny-For-Giving-Me-Our-Boy-02-2025.jpg?w=1000&quality=70&strip=all\")
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\n Meredith Gaudreau<\/span> Courtesy of Meredith Gaudreau\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThank you @bluejacketsnhl for helping make Johnny\u2019s 1st birthday so special,\u201d Meredith wrote via her Instagram Stories later on Saturday. \u201cI know baby Johnny\u2019s dad appreciates this and is proud of the big win!\u201d (The Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1.)<\/p>\n
Johnny and his younger brother, Matthew Gaudreau<\/strong>, were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver in a biking accident last summer. They were 31 and 29, respectively.<\/p>\nIn addition to Meredith and their children, Johnny is survived by the brothers\u2019 parents and their two sisters. Matthew is also survived by his wife, Madeline Gaudreau<\/strong>, and their infant son, Tripp.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n![\"Johnny](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Johnny-Gaudreau-and-Wife-Meredith-Relationship-Timeline-01.jpg?crop=0px%2C21px%2C1440px%2C812px&resize=400%2C225&quality=40&strip=all\")
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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tCourtesy of Meredith Gaudreau\/Instagram Johnny Gaudreau and his wife, Meredith Gaudreau, were married for three years before his untimely death. Meredith was Johnny\u2019s No. 1 fan on the ice as he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets. \u201cLast game of the season tonight \ud83e\udd72. Love our guy so much \ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f ,\u201d she wrote via Instagram [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Madeline also shared a birthday tribute to her young nephew on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHappy Birthday Johnny, your Uncle Matty loves you sooooo much,\u201d Madeline wrote via her Instagram Stories. \u201cAnd Aunty Madeline loves you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Meredith](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Meredith-Gaudreau-Thanks-Late-Husband-Johnny-For-Giving-Me-Our-Boy-03-2025.jpg?w=1000&quality=40&strip=all\")
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\n Johnny and Meredith Gaudreau<\/span> Courtesy of Meredith Gaudreau\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMadeline gave birth to Tripp in December 2024, four months after Meredith revealed her current pregnancy during the brothers\u2019 funeral.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re actually a family of five,\u201d Meredith said in her September 2024 eulogy<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m in my ninth week of pregnancy with our third baby. A total surprise, but again, John was beaming and so excited. I was so nervous because this was, again, a total surprise. But his reaction was just immediately kissing me and hugging me even though I was driving the car. After the initial excitement sank in, every time he looked at me, he would say, \u2018You\u2019re nuts, you know that? Three kids?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Meredith closed her note with an emotional message to her late spouse, writing, \u201cThank you, John, for giving me our boy. Thank you for our family. Crazy first year but today we celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meredith took the kids to watch a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game \u2014 the team that Johnny played for ahead of his death \u2014 on Saturday. During the matchup, the crowd serenaded Johnny Jr.<\/a> with a rendition of \u201cHappy Birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you @bluejacketsnhl for helping make Johnny\u2019s 1st birthday so special,\u201d Meredith wrote via her Instagram Stories later on Saturday. \u201cI know baby Johnny\u2019s dad appreciates this and is proud of the big win!\u201d (The Blue Jackets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1.)<\/p>\n Johnny and his younger brother, Matthew Gaudreau<\/strong>, were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver in a biking accident last summer. They were 31 and 29, respectively.<\/p>\n In addition to Meredith and their children, Johnny is survived by the brothers\u2019 parents and their two sisters. Matthew is also survived by his wife, Madeline Gaudreau<\/strong>, and their infant son, Tripp.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCourtesy of Meredith Gaudreau\/Instagram Johnny Gaudreau and his wife, Meredith Gaudreau, were married for three years before his untimely death. Meredith was Johnny\u2019s No. 1 fan on the ice as he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets. \u201cLast game of the season tonight \ud83e\udd72. Love our guy so much \ud83d\udc99\u2764\ufe0f ,\u201d she wrote via Instagram [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Madeline also shared a birthday tribute to her young nephew on Saturday.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n \u201cHappy Birthday Johnny, your Uncle Matty loves you sooooo much,\u201d Madeline wrote via her Instagram Stories. \u201cAnd Aunty Madeline loves you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n Madeline gave birth to Tripp in December 2024, four months after Meredith revealed her current pregnancy during the brothers\u2019 funeral.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re actually a family of five,\u201d Meredith said in her September 2024 eulogy<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m in my ninth week of pregnancy with our third baby. A total surprise, but again, John was beaming and so excited. I was so nervous because this was, again, a total surprise. But his reaction was just immediately kissing me and hugging me even though I was driving the car. After the initial excitement sank in, every time he looked at me, he would say, \u2018You\u2019re nuts, you know that? Three kids?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>
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\n Related: <\/span>Johnny Gaudreau and Wife Meredith Gaudreau\u2018s Relationship Timeline<\/span><\/a>
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