Meredith Godro and Johnny Gadri
With the kind assistance of Meredith Gadri/InstagramA crowd of fans of blue jackets sang “Happy Birthday” by Johnny Godra, Jr. at a touching moment as a result of his father JohnnyS tragic death Last year.
The blue jackets were confronted with Chicago Blackhowks on Saturday, February 22, in the National Arena, Columbus, when fans were informed during a stop in the middle of the first period that Johnny Gadri -Jr. was celebrating his first birthday.
Thehe Arena’s video board then showed Johnny’s widow, Mereditary., Holding baby Johnny Jr.
After the crowd was asked to sing the traditional birthday song, the fans sang in harmony while Meredith held Johnny Jr. to soak at the emotional moment.
31 -year -old Johnny was killed along with his brother Matthew, 29, in August 2024 when they were struck and killed by a driver while driving bikes in the city of Oldmans, New Jersey. The tragic incident happened on the night before their sister Katie Wedding.
And Wife Meredith and son Johnny Jr.Johnny survived his daughter Noah, 2. In turn, Matthew survived his wife Madelin, who later gave birth to his first child, a son named Trip Matthew, in December 2024.
After Johnny Meredith’s death revealed She was pregnant at nine weeks With the couple’s third child in September 2024, the Memorial Service for the late brothers.
Johnny Gadra and Matthew Gedro
Richard t gagnon/getty images“We are actually five family,” said Meredith at the ceremony on September 9, 2024, held in the parish of St. Mary Magdalen outside Philadelphia. “I am in my ninth week of pregnancy with our third baby. Total surprise, but again John shone and so excited. “
Meredith added, “I was so nervous because it was a complete surprise again. But his reaction just kissed me right away and hugged me, even though I was driving the car. After the initial excitement sank, every time he looked at me, he would say, “You are crazy, do you know that? Three children? “
During his speech, Meredith also swore to maintain the inheritance of his late husband on the ice.
“John, I promise baby Johnny soon and be a dedicated hockey mom to throw away at any distance to all tournaments,” she said. “I will wake up early for the games, even if it means that baby Johnny appears in Winnie the Pooh’s pajamas and sleeps on the bench, just as you did.”
With the kind assistance of Meredith Instagram, Johnny Gadar and his wife, Meredith Gadri, were married three years before his untimely death. Meredith was a Johnny # 1 fan of the ice while playing for Columbus’s blue jackets. “The last game of the season tonight 🥲. Love our man so much 💙 services, she wrote via Instagram (…)
A month later Meredith publishes a touching tribute To her late partner, whom she was married to only the shy of three years before his death.
“John, we love you so much,” Meredith wrote via Instagram in October. “I grow more and more than you every day (I have from the day I met you) and it continues even though you are in heaven. Thank you for giving me our hockey family, our children and such a beautiful life as your wife. “
She continued: “You are and you will always be my everything. I love you so much. I love you more every day. I have always told you that there are no words to describe my love for you. It’s just not. “You know how much I love you, right?” 🤍. “
