Overview
- Kimberly Van Der Beek shared an Instagram Story of James hugging their daughter Emilia for her 10th birthday, writing “Missing you my love” and noting it was taken “just a few heavenly months ago.”
- James Van Der Beek died on February 11 at age 48 after an almost three-year fight with stage 3 colorectal cancer.
- The couple share six children — Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, Emilia, Gwendolyn, and Jeremiah — and have posted memories and messages to keep his presence close.
- Earlier this month on what would have been his 49th birthday, Emilia posted a video about her grief, saying she talks to her dad every day and thanking donors to a friends-run GoFundMe for the family.
- James disclosed his diagnosis publicly in 2024 after a routine colonoscopy, a detail now fueling messages about regular screening and the steep costs families face during long cancer care.