Overview
- Kimberly Van Der Beek, who shared an Instagram Story on Thursday, honored daughter Emilia’s 10th birthday with a photo of James hugging her and the caption, “Missing you my love.”
- The throwback image, described as taken “just a few heavenly months ago,” shows the Dawson’s Creek actor bundled in a fur-lined jacket as Emilia rests her arms on his shoulders.
- Earlier this month on what would have been his 49th birthday, Emilia posted a video about coping with loss, saying she talks to her dad every day and believes he is in a good place.
- In that video, the 10-year-old thanked supporters who donated to a GoFundMe set up by her mother’s friends to help the family.
- James Van Der Beek died on February 11 at age 48 after an almost three-year battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer, following a diagnosis in summer 2023 that he disclosed publicly in November 2024.