Gaudreau widows publish message to their late husbands.

It is impossible to imagine what the Gaudreau family is currently going through after both Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau were struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver last week, and perhaps no one is facing a greater challenge than the two wives the brothers have left behind.

Johnny's wife Meredith will now have to face the challenge of raising the couple's two young children without her husband and the same is true of Matthew's wife Madeline who is currently pregnant with the couple's first child.

Despite the extreme situations that both women have been put in, they both showed tremendous strength over the weekend as they both paid tribute to the pair of young brothers who were taken far too soon. In both of their messages, Meredith and Madeline took solace in the fact that the brothers are still together now as they always were in life.

From Meredith:

John and Matty. U don’t hear one name without the other. Always side by side. Even in large group settings, u can find them hip to hip. John’s younger brother- but he looked up to Matty and relied on him for everythinggg. And Matty was always there. Absolute best friends and biggest fans of each other despite polar opposite personalities. Everyone wanted to be around them, including me. I would sit back and watch John genuinely love his time with his brother. Matty, thank you for loving our babies like your own and for being such an amazing uncle and godfather. I can’t wait to return the honor when I become Tripp’s aunt. I don’t think John could live a day without you so I’m comforted knowing you are of course together in heaven. Please continue to take care of John like you always have. I got Madeline and Tripp 🤍 We love you very much

From Madeline:

It was always Matty & John. I can’t even put into words the bond these two had and right now I don’t have the strength . They were each others biggest cheerleaders. Matt looked up to john in so many ways but the most important was the father he was to Noa & Johnny. I find extreme comfort knowing they are together , as they always were. I know they are still messing with each other up there and will continue to look over their families. To Meredith- we will forever share this extreme heartbreak and terrible bond.. however , the boys couldn’t have picked stronger woman as their wives and mothers of their children. We will carry each other through every season .. as the boys would do for each other. They blessed us with children.. through them we will always have a part of them earth side with us forever. I love you my handsome husband, I love you John, I love you meredith , I love you noa, I love you johnny and I love you baby tripp.

I do take some solace in the fact that both Johnny and Matthew appear to have married incredibly strong women, and I wish them nothing but the best as they attempt to move forward and face the challenges before them.