James Van Der Beek Draws Father’s Day Tributes 4 Months After Death at 48
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 21
James Van Der Beek Draws Father’s Day Tributes 4 Months After Death at 48
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jun 21
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Kimberly Van Der Beek used the family’s first Father’s Day since his Feb. 11 death to post photos of James Van Der Beek with their six children, writing that she was “missing you so much.”
48-year-old Van Der Beek died after a prolonged battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer; he was diagnosed in August 2023, disclosed the illness publicly in November 2024 and kept acting during treatment.
Mary-Margaret Humes, 72, who played Dawson’s mother on “Dawson’s Creek,” also posted a tribute with a throwback cast photo and urged followers to “give big, meaningful hugs.”
The posts extend a public grieving process Kimberly described last month as the point when “the comforts of shock have worn off” and the family fully feels the loss.