{"id":842898,"date":"2026-08-02T18:23:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/842898\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:23:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:23:11","slug":"james-van-der-beeks-widow-posts-for-first-wedding-anniversary-since-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/842898\/","title":{"rendered":"James Van Der Beek&#8217;s Widow Posts For First Wedding Anniversary Since His Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          James Van Der Beek<br \/>\n                          Widow Shares Heartfelt Wedding Anniversary Post<br \/>\n                          First Since Tragic Death<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              August 2, 2026<br \/>\n                            9:12 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260802_fe1849b796f744b9aee6a1e8216fc13d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ad4e15e0-cbc0-44a3-9078-6d9e3d7dcd14\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fe1849b796f744b9aee6a1e8216fc13d_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-james-van-der-beek-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/james-van-der-beek\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Van Der Beek<\/a>&#8216;s widow is remembering the late actor with a heartfelt tribute on what would have been their wedding anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing an emotional message online, Kimberly Van Der Beek reflected on the couple&#8217;s 16 years of marriage and the life they built together &#8230; saying she felt like &#8220;the luckiest woman in the world&#8221; when she married James.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260802_0d4ac1b514a647308691a34abd312cf5\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ad4e15e0-cbc0-44a3-9078-6d9e3d7dcd14\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0d4ac1b514a647308691a34abd312cf5_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-james-van-der-beek-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>She paired the message with a collection of selfies of the two, along with a photo of James and his 6 children &#8230; adding the beauty of their marriage continues to unfold every day through their children and that James remains present in their family and continues to guide them.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The tribute included a touching reminder of the bond they shared and the impact James continues to have on their family &#8230; writing, &#8220;I&#8217;m eternally grateful&#8221; while expressing her love and appreciation for the years they spent together.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260802_9d03a1f162264cb397ceef148856a202\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:ad4e15e0-cbc0-44a3-9078-6d9e3d7dcd14\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9d03a1f162264cb397ceef148856a202_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-james-van-der-beek-ig-4\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>James and his wife shared a family life filled with memories and raised their children together, with the actor often speaking publicly about fatherhood and the importance of family.<\/p>\n<p>The anniversary message served as a loving tribute to a marriage his widow says continues to shape their lives. The tribute reflects on what would be their first wedding anniversary since his death.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ broke the news &#8230; the &#8220;Dawson&#8217;s Creek&#8221; star\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/11\/james-van-der-beek-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">died<\/a>\u00a0after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/12\/03\/james-van-der-beek-colorectal-cancer-update-family-support-gma\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">battling stage 3 colorectal cancer<\/a>, which he announced\u00a0in late 2024, and has remained a beloved figure in Hollywood as his death continues to draw tributes from across the entertainment world.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported &#8230; a\u00a0GoFundMe organized for his children\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/12\/james-van-der-beek-gofundme-raises-1-million-death\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">raised<\/a>\u00a0more than a million dollars less than 24 hours after his death &#8230; it now sits at around $2.9 Million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James Van Der Beek Widow Shares Heartfelt Wedding Anniversary Post First Since Tragic Death Published August 2, 2026&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":842899,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-842898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=842898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/842898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/842899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=842898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=842898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=842898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}