James Van Der Beekyour wife, Kimberly Van Der Beekshared a heartfelt message about grief three months after the actor’s death.
“Yesterday it was three months since we lost @vanderjames. To say I’m sad is a huge understatement,” Kimberly, 44, wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, May 12, alongside a series of photos of her life with James and their six children. “Words just don’t say what grief is.”
Kimberly explained, “The comfort of the shock is over. The truth is about to come out … and I miss him. We all miss him. However, there’s a different kind of magic in the air.”
The actress, who married James in 2010, noted that although her husband is no longer physically by her side, his spirit lives on.
“I feel him. I know him deeply,” Kimberly said of her relationship with James since his death in February following a battle with skin cancer. He was 48 years old.
James Van Der Beek and Kimberly Van Der Beek.
Courtesy of Kimberly Van Der Beek/Instagram“My connection with God has deepened. The veils of the universe are diminishing. And I hope this is the path my family and I are always meant to walk,” his widow continued.
Kimberly went on to thank those who have lifted her and her children up since James’ death, calling the outpouring of support “overwhelming.”
James Van Der Beek and four of his six children.
Courtesy of Kimberly Van Der Beek/Instagram“It has treated our family in the best ways.” You all have gone above and beyond anything I could have expected in supporting and honoring James,” he concluded. “Thank you so much. There is a lot to discuss here. And later – I will share it.”
James’ loved ones confirmed on February 11 that he died after meeting his final days with “courage, faith and grace.” I Dawson’s Creek The alum’s death comes less than two years after he announced in November 2024 that he had been diagnosed with stage III colorectal cancer.
“Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed away peacefully this morning,” a statement from his family on the actor’s Instagram read at the time. “There is much we can discuss about his wishes, love for humanity and the sanctity of time. Those days will come. For now we ask that we be alone and in peace as we mourn our loving husband, father, son, brother and friend.”
A week later, Kimberly revealed that she and James had renewed their vows surrounded by their insides.
Kimberly Van Der Beek, James Van Der Beek.
Courtesy of Kimberly Van Der Beek/Instagram“We decided two days before and our friends got us new rings, filled our bedroom with flowers and candles and we renewed our vows in bed,” Kimberly said. People on February 17.
Kimberly shared that the “simple and beautiful” event included a few friends and family members. He added that artist Poranguí was there and played “a lot of great music,” including “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
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Kimberly Van Der Beek pays tribute to her late husband, James Van Der Beek, on his 49th birthday. “It would be your 49th birthday today. And I miss you so much,” Kimberly began on her Instagram story on Sunday, March 8, alongside a photo of her and James. Kimberly then shared a […]
“I think it’s attacking in different ways, so for me as a father now, I think the enormity of that tragedy in his family is hitting me in a different way than my colleagues, so I think the processing is going on,” Joshua Jacksonwho looked around Dawson’s Creek and James, he said when he appeared on March 10 Today the exhibition. “He and I shared this amazing time there [Dawson’s Creek] The clip came from a very young age in our lives and was very structured, and I know we both look back on that time with great fondness. “
Kimberly, for her part, honored her late husband with their family’s milestones, including daughter Emilia’s 10th birthday in late March. (The couple shares daughters Olivia, 15, Annabel, 12, and Gwendolyn, 7, and sons Joshua, 13, and Jeremiah, 4.)
“The past few months have been heavenly. I’ve missed you my love,” Kimberly wrote on her Instagram Story on March 28, sharing a photo of James hugging Emilia.
