Kimberly Van Der Beek pays tribute to late James Van Der Beek on his birthday

Kimberly VanderBeek In tribute to my late husband, James Van Der Beekthat day was his 49th birthday.

“Today is your 49th birthday. I miss you so much,” Kimberly said on her Instagram Story on Sunday, March 8, along with a photo of her and James.

Kimberley later shared a series of photos and videos of James, including with their six children. In one video, James smiles as he clears bushes.

“Just a year and a half ago. Doing what he loved. Working on this land,” Kimberly wrote, before adding in another video, “And his other favorite thing – building things here.”

Kimberly shared a video of James “always dancing with his kids,” then uploaded a photo of him carrying one of their kids on his back “taking them on adventures.”

“Adventures on the road,” Kimberly wrote over a photo of James driving, before adding another clip, “Dancing wherever we randomly land.”

Kimberly shared several throwback photos of the couple’s six children with James, including one dawson creek Actors dress up and check a dog for ticks.

“You are the light of your life. Your love, beauty, presence, tenderness, protection, safety, creativity, singing,” Kimberly wrote, adding in a separate Instagram Story, “I am so grateful for those times… the way you were born, the way you held our newborn, looked up to me… I will cherish it forever.”

Kimberley went on to pay tribute to the people in James’ life, including She Lorraineshe said she is the godmother to her daughter Gwen. She also shared a photo of James performing dancing with the stars Season 28 with the Pros Emma SlaterKimberley Known as “his eternal dance partner.”

“Baby, you are the best that humanity has to offer,” Kimberly concluded. “This is a loss I don’t know how to bear. I will always love you.”

News broke in February James dies at 48 after a public battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer.

“Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed away peacefully this morning. He lived his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” a statement shared via the actor’s Instagram at the time. “There is much to share about his wishes, love for humanity and the sanctity of time. Those days will come. For now, we ask for peaceful privacy as we mourn our dear husband, father, son, brother and friend.”

In another post on Sunday, Kimberley uploaded a video of the couple’s daughter Emilia paying tribute to James. In the video, Emilia shared that she talks to James “every day” and offers advice to others who may be facing similar situations due to the death of a loved one.

“What my dad told me is that if this doesn’t work out the way he wants it to work out and it doesn’t work out the way we want him to live his life, I still have to believe in miracles,” Emilia said. “Miracles can still happen, just later in life. They will keep appearing, but maybe when you want them to, they may not.”

Emilia ended the video by sharing that she “stole” James’ hat, noting that it “smells like him.”

“A lot of people loved him, people prayed for him. He was loved by many, many people,” she said. “Also, if you donate to the Kimberly Van Der Beek fundraiser, thank you so much. I checked it out. OMG. Thank you so much. I’m blown away.”

Kimberley wrote in the caption, “Emilia asked me if she could make a video to post today and then walked outside and came back with this. My story has lots of photos and some videos. All I want to do is see the video of him now with the kids. Thank you for your overwhelming love, love and support for this family. 🩷🥹. James…we will celebrate March 8th every day for the rest of our lives.”

James’s dawson creek supporting role Kerr Smith Sharing his support in the comments section, he wrote: “Beautiful Emilia. ❤️.”