Kimberly Van Der Beek she honors her late husband, James Van Der Beekon 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 series of photos and videos of James, including their six children. In another clip, James smiled as he removed the brush.
“About a year and a half ago. Doing what he loved. Working in this world,” Kimberly wrote, before adding in a caption in another video, “And another thing he loves — building things here.”
Kimberly shared a clip of James “always dancing with his kids,” before uploading a photo of himself carrying one of their kids on his back and “taking them on tour.”
“Adventures on the road,” Kimberly captioned a photo of James driving, before adding in another clip, “Dancing at whatever place we get to.”
Kimberly shared several throwback photos of the couple’s six children with James, including one photo Dawson’s Creek the actor dressed up while checking the dog for ticks.
“You are the light of your lives. Your love. Beauty. Presence. Gentleness. Protection. Safety. Art. Singing,” wrote Kimberly, adding in different stories on Instagram, “I am so grateful for the time. … The way you were at birth, you held our newborns, you honored me …
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Kimberly continued to honor the people in James’ life, including This is Lorrainewho says he is the god of daughter Gwen. He also shared a photo of James playing in it Dancing with the Stars season 28 with pro Emma SlaterKimberly called it her “eternal dance.”
“Baby, you were the best humanity has to offer,” Kimberly concluded. “This is a loss I don’t know what to do. I will love you forever.”
In February, news broke that James had died at the age of 48 following a public battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer.
“Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” a statement 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.”
In another post on Sunday, Kimberly uploaded a video of the couple’s daughter Emilia paying tribute to James. In the clip, Emilia shared that she talks to James “every day” and advises others who may be going through the same situation with the death of a loved one.
“What my father told me is that, if this doesn’t work the way he wants, and the way we wanted it to happen to him, I still have to believe in miracles,” said Emilia. Miracles can still happen, later in life.
Emilia ended her video by sharing that she “stole” James’ hat, noting that it “smells like him.”
“Many people loved him and people prayed for him, and he was loved by many hearts and many people,” she said. “Also, if you donated to the Kimberly Van Der Beek fundraiser, thank you so much. I checked it out. Holy moly. Thank you so much. I’m blown away.”
Kimberly wrote in the caption, “Emilia asked me if she could make a video for me to post today, and she came back with this. My stories have a lot of pictures and some videos. All I want to do is watch her videos right now with the kids. Thank you for the amazing heart, love and family support. 🩷🥹. James …
James’ Dawson’s Creek the costar Kerr Smith shared her support in the comments section, writing, “Beautiful Emilia. ❤️.”
