Johnny Gaudreau accident: Widow Meredith Gaudreau breaks silence after hockey player allegedly killed by drunk driver Sean Higgins [Video]

OLDMANS TWP., N. J. — The widow of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau paid tribute to him in a pair of social media posts on Saturday, calling him her “forever” and praising him as the “best dad” to their young children.

Meredith Gaudreau also shared family photos of her late husband celebrating his 31st birthday earlier in August with her, daughter Noa and son Johnny.

“Thank you for the best years of my life. Despite losing you, I am still the luckiest girl in the world to have been yours,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “I love you so so much. You were perfect. Some days it felt too good to be true. I love every single thing about you. You are my forever and I can’t wait to be with you again. I love you so much forever and ever.”

Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed Thursday night in Salem County, New Jersey when they were struck by an …