Overview
- Kimberly Van Der Beek posted a long Instagram message three months after her husband's death, saying she is heartbroken and the reality is setting in.
- She wrote that her bond with God feels stronger and that she senses a different kind of magic in daily life.
- She thanked supporters for lifting up her and the couple's six children and said she will share more in time.
- Friends set up a GoFundMe for the family after his death, and news reports say donations have reached about $3 million.
- James Van Der Beek died at 48 of colorectal cancer after a 2023 diagnosis he later made public to urge early screening, and many remember him as the lead of Dawson’s Creek.