""My heart is deeply hurting for all of us today... every person who knew James and loved him, anyone who loved his work or had the pleasure of meeting him, all of his dear friends and community that surrounded him as he battled this illness, especially his parents and brother and sister," she wrote. "But I am profoundly heartbroken for his incredible wife Kimberly and their six magical children.""
""James, my gracious warrior, you fought a hard battle against all odds with such quiet strength and dignity," she wrote. "I will always love and admire you for that. Our last conversations ... merely a few days ago ... are forever sitting softly in my heart for safe keeping.""
""passed peacefully" on the morning of Feb. 11 and "met his final days with courage, faith, and grace" less than three years after being diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer."
James Van Der Beek died Feb. 11 at age 48 after a battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer, and he passed peacefully. The family said he "met his final days with courage, faith, and grace" less than three years after diagnosis. His wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, shared a GoFundMe to support the family. Former castmates and colleagues posted tributes, including Busy Philipps, Mary-Margaret Humes, and Emma Slater. Busy called him "one in a billion" and expressed deep sorrow for his family. Humes described him as a "gracious warrior" and recalled recent conversations held a few days before his death.
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