{"id":247579,"date":"2026-06-21T16:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/kimberly-van-der-beek-pays-tribute-to-late-husband-james-on-fathers-day\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T16:59:17","slug":"kimberly-van-der-beek-pays-tribute-to-late-husband-james-on-fathers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/kimberly-van-der-beek-pays-tribute-to-late-husband-james-on-fathers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimberly Van Der Beek Pays Tribute to Late Husband James on Father&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2233169\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/kimberly-van-der-beek\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Kimberly Van Der Beek<\/strong><\/a> is remembering her late husband, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/james-van-der-beek\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">James Van Der Beek<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old widow of the <em>Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/em> alum, who sadly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/11\/james-van-der-beek-dead-at-48-following-cancer-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died at the age of 48<\/a> following a cancer battle earlier this year, paid tribute to <strong>James<\/strong> in an emotional post on Father\u2019s Day Sunday (June 21) on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZ2X7gCEeW3\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Missing you so much and thinking of how magnificent you were in every single way today. And somehow, from the other side? You continue to parent. You\u2019re a marvel.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vanderjames\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@vanderjames<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The post included heartwarming shots of <strong>James<\/strong> with his children over the years.  He left behind six kids: daughters\u00a0<strong>Olivia<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Annabel, Emilia\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Gwendolyn<\/strong>, and sons\u00a0<strong>Joshua\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Jeremiah<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Many of\u00a0<strong>James<\/strong>\u2018 friends, fans and co-stars have spoken out in the past few months following the sad news.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/11\/stars-react-to-james-van-der-beeks-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out how other stars reacted to the loss.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A GoFundMe was set up after his death to help the family with medical expenses and bills, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/12\/james-van-der-beeks-gofundme-has-some-celebrity-donations-including-a-monthly-zoe-saldana-payment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">there were some major, notable celebrity donations.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>James<\/strong>\u2018 rep just recently released a statement speaking to reports about money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>James\u00a0<\/strong>secured down payment for the Texas ranch for the family with the help of friends through a trust so they could shift from rent to mortgage,\u201d a representative told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/james-van-der-beek-secured-down-payment-for-familys-texas-ranch-before-death-11906987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>James\u00a0<\/strong>and his family moved to the ranch in 2020. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-for-james-van-der-beeks-family?attribution_id=sl:1188b5a8-9054-4800-ae93-a99d4b0ade23&amp;lang=en_US&amp;ts=1770839009&amp;utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&amp;utm_content=amp17_tb&amp;utm_medium=customer&amp;utm_source=copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0is currently at $2.8 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/news\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><\/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.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/21\/kimberly-van-der-beek-pays-tribute-to-late-husband-james-on-fathers-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Kimberly Van Der Beek is remembering her late husband, James Van Der Beek. The 44-year-old widow of the Dawson\u2019s Creek alum, who sadly died at the age of 48 following a cancer battle earlier this year, paid tribute to James in an emotional post on Father\u2019s Day Sunday (June 21) on her Instagram. 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