SEWELL, N.J. – A few days after brothers John and Matthew Gaudreau died when they were struck by a driver while riding bicycles on the eve of their sister Katie’s wedding, family friends were visiting parents Guy and Jane at their home during a rainstorm.
Looking outside after the skies cleared, they saw a double rainbow that brought them some momentary peace.
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