'Missing You so Much': Kimberly Van Der Beek Remembers Late Husband James in Father's Day Post
Kimberly Van Der Beek shared grief and throwback photos as she remembered the actor and their six children on the family’s first Father’s Day without him.
- On Sunday, June 21, Kimberly Van Der Beek marked her family's first Father's Day since her husband James Van Der Beek's death, sharing throwback photos with their six children and writing, "Missing you so much and thinking of how magnificent you were in every single way today."
- James, a "Dawson's Creek" alum, died on February 11 at age 48 following a prolonged battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer, which he publicly disclosed in November 2024 while continuing to work on projects like "Overcompensating."
- Mary-Margaret Humes, who played James's mother on "Dawson's Creek," honored the actor on Saturday, June 20, sharing a throwback photo and writing, "Wishing all of the amazing dads throughout this vast universe a Happy Father's Day weekend."
- Kimberly has been candid about navigating her grief in the months since the tragedy, describing the outpouring of support as "tremendous" and acknowledging that "the reality is settling in" as she continues to process the loss.
- Longtime family friend Dr. Cass Naumann honored James in the Father's Day post comments, writing that "the only thing that brought him more joy than being a father was being your husband," positioning him as a devoted family man.
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It's the first Father's Day that James Van Der Beek's children have to do without him. His widow recalls with emotional words how great the "Dawson's Creek" star was as a father - and still is.
Kimberly Van Der Beek wanted to pay homage to her husband James Van Der Beek on the occasion of the first Father's Day celebrated without him on Sunday, June 21st. The beloved actor left us last February at the age of 48, cut off from a colon-ret cancer diagnosed at the third stage. James and Kimberly shared the joy of being parents of six children: daughters Olivia, Annabel, Emilia and Gwendolyn, and their sons Joshua and Jeremiah. I miss you s…
Kimberly Van Der Beek paid tribute to James Van Der Beek on the first Father's Day since the actor's death with an emotional post on Instagram, in which he shared more than a dozen family photographs along with his six children.
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