Final summer time’s tragic deaths of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau was not the top of their legacies, because the Gaudreau household honored them by elevating cash for a trigger they cherished on Saturday.
The Gaudreau household’s inaugural 5K and household enjoyable day occasion occurred on the Washington Lake Park in Sewell, New Jersey, the place they raised cash for a brand new adaptive playground for the Archbishop Damiano College in Westville, which providers college students with disabilities.
Folks from the native Gloucester County neighborhood and the world over wished to participate within the occasion to honor Johnny and Matthew’s recollections. The truth is, the occasion offered out in-person tickets and offered digital tickets to individuals globally.
For Man and Jane Gaudreau, Johnny and Matthew’s mother and father, the occasion highlights not simply their sons’ unbelievable expertise on the ice, but additionally who they had been exterior of hockey.
“Conserving the boys’ legacies and their names alive. There may be so many individuals we will help and that’s what we wish to do,” Jane stated.
“Good kids, humble, kindhearted. That meant more to Jane and I than them being good hockey players,” Man stated.
Different family and friends on the occasion spoke about how particular Johnny and Matthew had been and the way a lot they’re missed.
“I hope they know how much we miss them,” said Devin Joyce, Johnny and Matthew’s brother-in-law. “Yeah, just how much we miss them.”
“They were amazing athletes. They did so much in their life. But they are just incredible people,” one other attendee stated.
And now, their legacy will reside on with a brand new playground, and within the recollections of those that knew them.
“I know they are just so incredibly proud of everything our family has done for them,” Jane stated.
