Madonna Badger celebrated a moment of joy earlier this week when she and a college friend got married in New York.
William Duke has been one of the many people to stand by Badger and help her over the two and a half years since a devastating fire in Stamford took the lives of her three daughters and her parents.
The couple got married on Tuesday, according to Badger’s Facebook page.
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Her three daughters, 10-year-old Lily and 7-year-old twins Grace and Sarah, as well as her parents, Lomer and Pauline Johnson, were killed.
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Over the last couple of years, Badger has publicly shared her story of devastating grief and healing.
In November 2013, Badger wrote a column for Vogue Magazine, and said Duke was one of the many friends who made sure she was not alone as she began to deal with the life-altering tragedy.
Over time, they fell in love. On Tuesday, they eloped.
Badger’s Facebook page is filled with well wishes and messages of congratulations.
