Gaudreau brothers' widows speak about heartbreak after losing husbands in fatal crash

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Madeline and Meredith Gaudreau sat down for an exclusive interview with GMA.
And we're going to turn now to a GMA
exclusive. The widows of NHL star Johnny
Goodro and his brother Matthew opening
up about their loss. The Goodro brothers
died last August while bicycling in New
Jersey struck by an alleged drunk
driver. Will rejoin us with a first look
at his interview. And good morning to
you, Will.
Yeah, good morning, Michael. Two young
women, one a mom, the other about to be.
Living a charmed life filled to the brim
with joy. Their husbands, brothers, as
close as they come, masters of the
universe. Infinite promise ahead. And
then tragedy. They were coming home from
golf. But they didn't come home. And now
those wives bonded first in those happy
times and now in grief like sisters
themselves try to forge ahead with grace
and purpose and are sharing their story
of loss and love here.
What do you remember about that day?
He kissed all of us goodbye.
um just in the driveway at his parents
house and that was the last time I saw
him.
But the night of August 29th, 2024,
everything changed forever for the
families of hockey players Johnny and
Matthew Goodro after they were struck
and killed by an alleged drunk driver
while riding bicycles on the eve of
their sister's wedding.
John and Maddie didn't deserve that,
especially the way it happened.
There's no healing when you didn't get a
goodbye. Matthew's wife, Meline, was
pregnant with their first child. And
while eulogizing her husband, Johnny,
Meredith Gdro, announced she was
expecting the couple's third.
Do you remember what you said when you
said goodbye to your husband?
I just said to John that I would um
take care of our kids and I thanked him
for such a great life. I was I can't
even remember maybe
four months pregnant at the time. Trip
was kicking a lot. So, uh I just held
Matt's hand on my belly for Trip. I
didn't want to say goodbye to either of
them because I know I'll see him again
one day.
I spoke at length with Meredith and
Maline Gdro about their grief, their
children, and their husband's legacies,
including details about the organization
the two women dreamed up out of this
nightmare while still in the funeral
home, the John and Matthew Goodro
Foundation, which helps to aims to help
people, especially hockey families who
have endured tragedies similar to
theirs. All that and more in our
extended interview on GMA tomorrow,
August 13th, which would have been
Johnny GDro's 32nd birthday.
Unimaginable. Unimaginable. They're
both.
I am in awe of these women. I was glad
to speak with them and share their story
tomorrow.
Okay. And more tomorrow. All right.
