Home Uncategorized 🕯️ “TODAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR 49TH BIRTHDAY…” — JAMES VAN DER BEEK’S WIFE EMOTIONALLY REMEMBERS HIS FIRST BIRTHDAY AFTER HIS PASSING Just a few weeks after James Van Der Beek passed away at the age of 48 following his battle with stage-3 colorectal cancer, his family has had to face a particularly painful day. March 8 marked the first birthday of the actor since his passing. On Instagram, his wife — Kimberly Van Der Beek — shared several old photos of the two of them together with their children, along with a caption that left many people deeply moved: “Today should have been your 49th birthday… I miss you so much.” In the series of photos, the Dawson’s Creek star can be seen spending time with their six children — simple family moments that have now become priceless memories. Just a few days before he passed away, the couple quietly did something that touched many people: they renewed their wedding vows right at his hospital bedside, in a room filled with flowers and candles. A simple ceremony… but it became the couple’s final promise to each other after more than a decade together. And now, as his birthday arrives without him there, Kimberly can only look back on those memories — moments she says she will never, ever forget.

🕯️ “TODAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR 49TH BIRTHDAY…” — JAMES VAN DER BEEK’S WIFE EMOTIONALLY REMEMBERS HIS FIRST BIRTHDAY AFTER HIS PASSING Just a few weeks after James Van Der Beek passed away at the age of 48 following his battle with stage-3 colorectal cancer, his family has had to face a particularly painful day. March 8 marked the first birthday of the actor since his passing. On Instagram, his wife — Kimberly Van Der Beek — shared several old photos of the two of them together with their children, along with a caption that left many people deeply moved: “Today should have been your 49th birthday… I miss you so much.” In the series of photos, the Dawson’s Creek star can be seen spending time with their six children — simple family moments that have now become priceless memories. Just a few days before he passed away, the couple quietly did something that touched many people: they renewed their wedding vows right at his hospital bedside, in a room filled with flowers and candles. A simple ceremony… but it became the couple’s final promise to each other after more than a decade together. And now, as his birthday arrives without him there, Kimberly can only look back on those memories — moments she says she will never, ever forget.

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James Van Der Beek Remembered on First Posthumous Birthday by Wife Kimberly: ‘Missing You Tremendously’

The actor died following a journey with stage 3 colorectal cancer at age 48 on Feb. 11.

James Van Der Beek Remembered on First Posthumous Birthday by Wife Kimberly
Kimberly Van Der Beek (left) and James Van Der Beek (right), James Van Der Beek. Credit: Kimberly Van Der Beek/Instagram

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  • James Van Der Beek’s first posthumous birthday falls on Sunday, March 8, and his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, marked the occasion with a series of sentimental Instagram Stories posts
  • “I’m missing you tremendously,” Kimberly said in one, sharing a photo of herself and the Dawson’s Creek alum
  • James died following a journey with stage 3 colorectal cancer at age 48 on Feb. 11

James Van Der Beek is being remembered on his first posthumous birthday by his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek.

Kimberly, 44, honored the actor — who died following a journey with stage 3 colorectal cancer at age 48 on Feb. 11 — with a series of sentimental Instagram Stories posts on Sunday, March 8.

“Would be your 49th birthday today. And I’m missing you tremendously,” the producer wrote on top of one photograph of the pair.

She then shared various other photographs and videos of James, including many with their six children: daughters Olivia, Annabel, Emilia and Gwendolyn, plus sons Joshua and Jeremiah. (Emilia, 9, later spoke about her late father in an emotional video shared on her mom’s Instagram account.)

James Van Der Beek Remembered on First Posthumous Birthday by Wife Kimberly
Kimberly Van Der Beek’s Instagram Stories post.

James and Kimberly met in 2009, and they later said “I do” in August 2010. In the years to follow, they welcomed their six children together, and the family moved from Los Angeles to Texas in 2020.

The Dawson’s Creek alum first announced his cancer diagnosis exclusively with PEOPLE in November 2024, saying he was focusing on his health and family. (The cancer was discovered after a routine colonoscopy in August 2023.)

Kimberly announced the news of James’ death through an Instagram post. Sharing a professional photo of the actor, Kimberly wrote, “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace.”

She added, “There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend.”

Kimberly Van Der Beek and James Van Der Beek attend HFC's Brain Health Dinner on September 30, 2023 in Austin, Texas
Kimberly Van Der Beek (left) and James Van Der Beek (right) in 2023. Rick Kern/Getty

James and Kimberly renewed their wedding vows days before the Varsity Blues star died.

“We decided two days beforehand and our friends got us new rings, filled our bedroom with flowers and candles and we renewed our vows from bed,” Kimberly told PEOPLE, adding that the ceremony was “simple and beautiful and moving.”

After James’ death, a GoFundMe was created by friends of Kimberly to raise money for her family.

The fundraising page, which surpassed $1 million in less than 24 hours, is raising money for “the costs of James’s medical care and the extended fight against cancer have left the family out of funds,” a description states.

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