COLUMBUS, Ohio — During a tear-filled eulogy for her husband, Johnny Gaudreau, Meredith revealed that she’s pregnant with their third child.
The Columbus Blue Jackets star was in New Jersey for his sister's wedding when he and his brother Matthew were killed by a suspected drunken driver.
Alongside friends and family joining to mourn the loss of the two brothers, buses brought players and others to the St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Media, Pennsylvania for the funeral on Monday.
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Meredith started her eulogy by thanking the community for their support and love.
“Despite losing my husband way too soon, I still feel like the luckiest girl in the world to be his wife,” she said.
Johnny and Meredith have two children together now, both under the age of two.
“John and I had the best six months as a family of four. These will forever be the best six months of my life. There’s specifically one week that I’ll cherish forever. It will be my favorite week of my life out of the six months,” she told the crowd.
She revealed that they are now a family of five. Meredith said she is now in her ninth week of pregnancy with the couple’s third child.
“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 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, ‘You’re nuts, you know that?’ Three kids. Noa, our oldest, hasn’t even turned two yet.”
The couple’s other child is named Johnny.
“In less than three years of marriage, we’ve created a family of five,” Meredith said. “That doesn’t even seem possible, but I look to it as the ultimate blessing. How lucky am I to be the mother of John’s three babies?”
Meredith continued the eulogy by praising Johnny’s devotion to his family and his love for them.
She also praised Matthew for being the best uncle to their children.