{"id":239963,"date":"2026-05-13T12:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/james-van-der-beek-mourned-by-widow-3-months-later\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:35:55","slug":"james-van-der-beek-mourned-by-widow-3-months-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/james-van-der-beek-mourned-by-widow-3-months-later\/","title":{"rendered":"James Van Der Beek Mourned by Widow 3 Months Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Van Der Beek did not plan to become a widow at 44.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/james-van-der-beek-cause-of-death-dawsons-creek-star-was-48\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James died<\/a> just over three months ago.<\/p>\n<p>His wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/james-van-der-beek-9-year-old-daugher-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and children<\/a> continue to process this terrible loss.<\/p>\n<p>After three months, Kimberly says that the \u201ccomforts of shock\u201d are gone \u2026 and the reality is inescapable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_jamesvanderbeek_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"James Van Der Beek in September 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-554810 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_jamesvanderbeek_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_jamesvanderbeek_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_jamesvanderbeek_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_jamesvanderbeek_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_jamesvanderbeek_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_jamesvanderbeek_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_jamesvanderbeek_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_jamesvanderbeek_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Van Der Beek (R) and Kimberly Van Der Beek attend HFC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Brain Health Dinner on September 30, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Rick Kern\/Getty Images for Hilarity for Charity)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yesterday-was-three-months-since\">\u2018Yesterday was three months since \u2026\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, May 12, Kimberly Van Der Beek took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYPkSUvAPhu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> to share a heartfelt tribute to her late husband.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday was three months since we lost @vanderjames,\u201d she began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo say I\u2019m heartbroken is a severe understatement,\u201d she acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords just don\u2019t capture what grief is,\u201d Kimberly wrote.<\/p>\n<p>She shared: \u201cThe comforts of shock have worn off.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYPkSUvAPhu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is settling in\u2026 and I miss him,\u201d Emily acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all miss him,\u201d she affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>She and the late actor share six young children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet, there is a different kind of magic in the air,\u201d Kimberly added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel him,\u201d she expressed. \u201cI know him more deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-1024x990.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Instagram caption screenshot.\" class=\"wp-image-554804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-1024x990.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-768x742.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-960x928.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01.png 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-1024x990.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Instagram caption screenshot.\" class=\"wp-image-554804 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-1024x990.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-768x742.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01-960x928.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01.png 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0513_kimberlyvanderbeek_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In May 2026, Kimberly Van Der Beek marked three months since her husband\u2019s tragic passing.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-outpouring-of-support-has-been-tremendous\">\u2018The outpouring of support has been tremendous\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cMy conscious connection to God has deepened,\u201d Kimberly reported.<\/p>\n<p>Poetically, she added: \u201cThe veils of the universe have thinned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly then continued to expound upon this more mystically flavored side of grief.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote: \u201cAnd I trust that this is the path me and my family have always been intended to walk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At that point, her caption addressed fans and followers of her late husband, many of whom gave direct and tangible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/james-van-der-beek-gofundme-1-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support to the Van Der Beek family<\/a> in recent months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVoal70ESnV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cThe outpouring of support has been tremendous,\u201d Kimberly acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s held our family in the most beautiful of ways,\u201d she praised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou all went absolutely above and beyond anything I could have ever expected in supporting us and honoring James,\u201d Kimberly acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply grateful,\u201d she expressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is so much more to share here,\u201d Kimberly concluded. \u201cAnd in time \u2014 I will.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/james-van-der-beek-widow-3-months-after\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Kimberly Van Der Beek did not plan to become a widow at 44. James died just over three months ago. His wife and children continue to process this terrible loss. After three months, Kimberly says that the \u201ccomforts of shock\u201d are gone \u2026 and the reality is inescapable. 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