Funeral held for NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, brother

Published: Sep 08, 2024 Duration: 00:01:50 Category: News & Politics

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ASKED TO CONTACT THE POLICE. >>> GATHERING TODAY IN PENNSYLVANIA TO HONOR THE LIVES OF JOHN AND MATTHEW GAUDREAU. >> AT THEIR FUNERAL SERVICE, THEY WERE REMEMBERED AS LOVING BROTHERS AND FAMILIES ABOVE HOCKEY. HOW THEY PAID THEIR FINAL RESPECTS. >> Reporter: A SOMBER GATHERING OF THE FUNERAL FOR JOHNNY AND MATTHEW GAUDREAU. FAMILY, CLOSE FRIENDS, MEMBERS OF THE HOCKEY COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER INSIDE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN PENNSYLVANIA OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA, OVERWHELMED BY GRIEF. AND THEY WOULD EULOGIZE THEIR HUSBANDS. >> I FEEL NUMB, ANGRY, SAD, BLESSED, ALL AT ONCE. AND THIS NEW REALITY IS DEBILITATING, BUT MOSTLY I JUST MISS MATT. >> Reporter: MEREDITH GAUDREAU, JOHN'S WIFE REVEALED HE WAS PREGNANT WITH THEIR THIRD CHILD. >> THESE WILL FOREVER BE THE BEST SIX MONTHS OF MY LIFE, WHERE WE ARE A FAMILY OF FIVE. I'M IN MY NINTH WEEK OF PREGNANCY WITH OUR THIRD BABY. >> Reporter: AND JOHN, AN ALL STAR FOR THE CALGARY FLAMES, AND MATTHEW WHO PLAYS NCAA HOCKEY ALONGSIDE HIS BROTHER AT BOSTON COLLEGE WERE KILLED BY A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER, WHILE RIDING THEIR BIKES IN MANY SALEM COUNTY. IT HAPPENED ON THE EVE OF HIS SISTER'S WEDDING. >> I URGE EVERYONE TO NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE. DO NOT PUT ANOTHER FAMILY THROUGH THE TORTURE. THE LOSS OF MATT AND JOHN WILL LEAVE A WHOLE HOLE IN THE FAMILY. >> Reporter: AND WHO IS PREGNANT WITH THE FIRST CHILD HAS SURPASSED $645,000 WITH DONATIONS FROM NEARLY 9,000

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