Funeral held for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in Media, Pennsylvania

Published: Sep 09, 2024 Duration: 00:02:23 Category: Sports

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PHILADELPHIA AT 6:00. >>> ANOTHER HEARTBREAKING TWIST TO THE TRAGIC DEATHS OF JOHNNY AND MATTIE GAUDREAU. AMID THE TEARFUL TRIBUTES TO THE BROTHERS KILLED BY A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER JOHNNY'S WIDOW REVEALS THEIR FAMILY IS GROWING. >> WE'RE ACTUALLY A FAMILY OF FIVE. I'M IN MY NINTH WEEK OF PREGNANCY WITH OUR THIRD BABY. A TOTAL SURPRISE BUT, AGAIN, JOHN WAS BEAMING AND SO EXCITED. >> Ukee: HELLO, EVERYONE, I'M UKEE WASHINGTON. MEREDITH GAUDREAU LET EVERYONE KNOW SHE'S EXPECTING HER THIRD CHILD. MATTIE'S WIFE IS EXPECTING. BOTH WOMEN SHARED HEIR HEARTBREAK. THEY SPOKE OF THEIR LOVE FOR JOHNNY AND MATT AND THE BROTHERS LOVE FOR EACH OTHER. HERE'S NIKKI DEMENTRI. >> Reporter: SOLEMN DAY FOR THOSE WHO KNEW AND LOVED JOHNNY AND MATTHEW GAUDREAU. >> IT'S LIKE A BLACK CLOUD OVER SALEM COUNTY THE PAST WEEK OR SO. >> Reporter: THAT SENTIMENT EXTENDED TO MEDIA DELAWARE COUNTY AS THE WORLD SAID IT'S FINAL GOODBYE TO THE BROTHERS TAKEN TOO SOON. ERIC SHEPHERD PLAYED A SUMMER SOFTBALL LEAGUE WITH THEM BOTH IN SOUTH JERSEY. >> TOOK IT VERY SERIOUSLY. COMPETITIVE ABOUT EVERYTHING. JUST THE BEST GUYS ON THE TEAM. NEVER LET HIS FAME OR FORTUNE GET TO HIS HEAD. >> Reporter: STORIES SHARED DURING THE SERVICE WHERE IS HUNDREDS PACK THE PEWS. FAMILY, TEAMMATES AND THE NHL COMMISSIONER WERE IN ATTENDANCE. THEY ALL PASSED THIS GROWING MEMORIAL AT THE CHURCH'S DOOR. AT TIMES, THROUGH TEARS THE WIVES OF THE DUE GAUDREAU BROTHERS SPOKE. MADELEINE MATTHEW'S WIFE IS EXPECTING A BABY TRIPP. >> TO KNOW BOTH OF THEM WAS TO TRULY LOVE THEM. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM. MEREDITH SAID IT BEST. YOU DO NOT HEAR ONE NAME WITHOUT THE OTHER. >> Reporter: MEREDITH YOU GO BREAUX DOUGH SPOKE AT LOVE ABOUT HER BELOVED HUSBAND JOHNNY SHE MET IN AVALON. SHE SHARED HE WAS ABOUT TO BECOME A FATHER OF THREE. >> I'M IN MY NINTH WEEK OF PREGNANCY WITH OUR THIRD BABY. I A* TOTAL SURPRISE BUT, AGAIN, JOHN WAS BEAMING AND SO EXCITED. >> Reporter: LEANING ON FAITH THE COMMUNITY AND EACH OTHER, THE FAMILY EXTENDS THEIR DEEPEST THANKS TO THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THEM THROUGH THIS TIME. >> WE CAN RELIEVE THEIR PAIN IF WE ALL BECOME BETTER PEOPLE AND THAT WOULD MAKE JOHN AND MATTHEW SO HAPPY. >> Reporter: EMOTIONAL DAY FOR THIS FAMILY WHO VOWED TO CONTINUE ON THE LEGACY OF MATTHEW AND JOHNNY GAUDREAU. IN

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