"Missing John and Matty so much": Johnny Gaudreau's mother Janes shares emotional note in memory of late sons during summer family time

Since the tragic death of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, in a road accident last year, the Gaudreau family has been paying special tribute to them. On Saturday, Johnny and Matthew's mother, Jane Gaudreau, posted a couple of stories on her Instagram in memory of her sons.

In the first story, her daughter Katie and Katie’s nieces are making dough together on a flour-covered counter. A mixer, rolling pin, baking tray and container of flour were visible on the granite surface.

In the caption, Jane wrote:

“These days were always so special to our family in the summer because everyone was back home from hockey! Missing John and Matty so much during these family days!❤️”

In the second story, she reposted a quote from the account @grievingmomsforevergroup. The black-and-white graphic read:

“Intertwined in my pain of losing you, there are precious memories of you that will always be in my heart. Always ❤️”

Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother, Matthew Gaudreau, died on Aug. 29 last year in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. They were riding bicycles on the shoulder of the road when a Jeep Grand Cherokee struck them from behind. They were originally in town to attend their sister Katie’s wedding the next day.

The driver, Sean Higgins, reportedly admitted to drinking five to six beers before driving. His blood alcohol content was .087, over the local legal limit. He was charged with aggravated manslaughter and two deaths by auto, among other offenses. The court proceedings are still underway, and if found guilty, Higgins could face up to 70 years in prison.

Johnny Gaudreau’s daughter Noa was the flower girl at Zach Werenski’s wedding

Last weekend, Columbus Blue Jackets alternate captain Zach Werenski married his longtime partner, Odette Peters. Johnny Gaudreau’s wife, Meredith, and their children were present at the event.

On Friday, the couple held a rehearsal dinner where Zach wore a light plaid suit and Odette wore a white halter-style dress. Odette also shared photos from the night, including one of her in a strapless white gown on a party bus.

The wedding took place on Saturday, and Meredith Gaudreau shared a few stories from the event on her Instagram. One picture showed her smiling seated with a guest couple, and another featured her daughter, Noa, as the flower girl in a white gown.

“Uncle Z’s flower girl,” Meredith captioned the post.

Zach Werenski and Johnny Gaudreau were close friends, and so were their families. Meredith had also hosted Odette’s bachelorette party earlier last month on a river cruiser.

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Anjum is an NHL reporter at Sportskeeda with over five years of professional experience in the spectator sports industry. Raised in Bahrain, Anjum grew up close to the Formula 1 and GP2 scene, but it was ice-sports that she truly had a chance to play at school.

Anjum prioritizes thorough research, fact-checking and verification of sources when reporting, and has worked for Oil on Whyte, Leafs Herald, the Nation of Blaugrana, Barca International Cules, FromTheBend, Last Word On Sports and NASA.

She got interested in ice hockey after watching the “MVP” trilogy as a second grader and has not gotten over the sport yet. Her favorite player is Alex Ovechkin, whose legendary one-timers live rent free in her heart. The iconic moment when Ovechkin reached 800 career goals with a hat trick in Chicago as the away crowd chanted “Ovi, Ovi” is probably her happiest memory from an ice-rink.

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