Deadline has reported that Katie Holmes has shared a heartfelt goodbye to her Dawson’s Creek co-star James VanDerbeek. Vanderbeek passed away at the age of 48 from colorectal cancer.
“I formed some words with a heavy heart,” Holmes shared to instagarm. “This is a lot to process. I am so grateful to have shared in a piece of James’ journey. He is beloved,” she continued in the caption.
Within the frame, she posted a handwritten note. The note stated, “To share space with your imagination is sacred,” she wrote. “Breathing the same air in the land of make-believe and trusting that each other’s hearts are safe in their expression. These are some of the memories, along with laughter, conversations about life, James Taylor songs — adventures of a unique youth.”
“Bravery. Compassion. Selflessness. Strength. An appreciation for life and the action taken to live life with the integrity that life is art, creating a beautiful marriage, six loving children, the journey of a hero.”
She concluded the note with, “I mourn this loss with a heart holding the reality of his absence and deep gratitude for his imprint on it.”
According to Deadline, Holmes has issued her support for Brooke Vanderbeek, the widow of the late. In addition to his wife Vanderbeek leaves behind sic children.
Mxdwn has reported that after his work on Dawson’s Creek Vanderbeek would go on to work within feature films during the 2000s, He would also spend time behind the camera most notably as the writer and showrunner of What Would Diplo Do?
According to mxdwn, Van DerBeek was fairly private about his struggle with cancer. He announced his diagnosis in August of 2024, almost a year into his battle with the disease. Shortly after the announcement, Vanderbeek raised 47,000 dollars to combat the disease by selling merchandise from his time on Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues.