Madeline Gaudreau is remembering her late husband, Matthew, as somebody who sincerely wished to be a father — and as the one that made her a mom.
“Thanks for making me a mother,” Madeline mentioned in a Wednesday, August 13, look on Good Morning America when requested what she would say to Matthew if he had been round.
“For a very long time, Matt has wished children, since I believe he graduated faculty,” Madeline continued. “I used to be like, ‘Matt, we're too younger.'”
She additionally revealed that earlier than she grew to become pregnant with the couple's solely baby, son Tripp, she suffered a miscarriage.
“Lots of people don't know however in January we bought pregnant and had a miscarriage in February,” she mentioned. “So then [we] bought pregnant once more in March with Tripp.”
Matthew, who was knowledgeable hockey participant, died in August 2024 alongside together with his brother, Johnny, after the pair was struck by an alleged drunk driver whereas driving their bicycles in Oldmans Township, New Jersey. They had been 31 and 29, respectively.
The brothers had been speculated to be groomsmen of their sister Katie's marriage ceremony the following day. The ceremony was postponed after the accident, and Katie ultimately married husband Devin Joyce in July 2025.
Days after Matthew's loss of life, Madeline shared footage from the couple's intercourse reveal, describing her husband's pleasure to be a father.
“The proudest dad. Matty couldn't wait to be a dad,” she wrote by way of Instagram. “He by no means missed an appointment.”
Courtesy of Katie Gaudreau/Instagram Madeline Gaudreau celebrated her child bathe on Saturday, October 12, weeks after her husband, Matthew Gaudreau, and his brother, Johnny Gaudreau, had been killed in a tragic automobile accident in Oldmans Township, New Jersey on August 29 — the day earlier than their sister's marriage ceremony. Madeline, who's anticipating her first baby with […]
That December, Madeline introduced Tripp's arrival.
“Tripp Matthew 🤍🦋,” Madeline wrote by way of Instagram on December 29. “Mommy & Daddy's world.”
She added at his funeral that her new actuality as a single mother is “debilitating.”
“Matt will encompass his son for the remainder of his life,” she mentioned. “I'm so grateful God gave us a toddler, slightly Matty, to run round for all times, to hold on his legacy. Tripp will understand how a lot his father beloved him, and I promise to do all of the issues with him we talked about.”
Madeline Gaudreau is remembering her late husband, Matthew, and brother-in-law, Johnny, on Thanksgiving. Gaudreau took to Instagram on Thursday, November 28, to share a candy throwback photograph of the 2 brothers sharing a chair — and what seems to be a few beers — with their arms round one another. “Blissful Thanksgiving you two,” […]
Now, an illustration of Matthew and Johnny overlooks Tripp's crib, as Madeline revealed by way of Instagram in January, sharing a photograph of herself placing her son down for a nap. She tagged Matthew within the photograph.
Johnny's spouse, Meredith, gave delivery to the couple's third child, Carter, eight months after the accident. The couple additionally shared daughter Noa, born in 2022, and son Johnny Jr., born in 2024. Meredith promised the brothers to take care of Madeline and Tripp as effectively in Matthew's absence.
“I don't assume John might stay a day with out you so I'm comforted understanding you might be in fact collectively in heaven,” she wrote by way of Instagram in August 2024. “Please proceed to maintain John such as you all the time have. I bought Madeline and Tripp 🤍. We love you very a lot.”
