"Dawson's Creek" co-stars remember James Van Der Beek: "One in a billion"

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James Van Der Beek's "Dawson's Creek" co-stars are sharing memories and tributes to him after his death this week astatine 48 years old.

Katie Holmes, who played co-lead and emotion involvement Joey Potter, said that Van Der Beek's decease is simply a "lot to process," and she shared a handwritten enactment wherever she remembered him arsenic a "hero."

"I mourn this nonaccomplishment with a bosom holding the world of his lack and heavy gratitude for his imprint connected it," Holmes wrote, successful part.

In a paragraph addressed to Van Der Beek's woman Kimberly, Holmes said she would ever "be determination to ablution you with Love and Compassion."

"I americium truthful grateful to person shared successful a portion of James' journey," Holmes wrote successful the caption of her post. "He is beloved."

Busy Philipps, who joined "Dawson's Creek" successful its 5th season, said her "heart is profoundly hurting" for "every idiosyncratic who knew James and loved him, anyone who loved his enactment oregon had the pleasance of gathering him, each of his beloved friends and assemblage that surrounded him arsenic helium battled this illness, particularly his parents and member and sister."

"James Van Der Beek was 1 successful a cardinal and helium volition beryllium everlastingly missed and one don't cognize what other to say. one americium conscionable truthful so sad. He was my person and one loved him and i'm truthful grateful for our relationship each these years," Philipps wrote, alongside a photograph of Van Der Beek.

Chad Michael Murray, who besides joined "Dawson's Creek" successful Season 5, said Van Der Beek "inspired each of us."

"His words, creation and humanity inspired each of america — helium inspired america to beryllium amended successful each ways," Murray wrote, successful part, successful a remark nether the post announcing Van Der Beek's death.

Mary Margaret Humes, who played Dawson's parent connected the show, remembered Van Der Beek arsenic a "gracious warrior" who "fought a hard conflict against each likelihood with specified quiescent spot and dignity."

Philipps and Murray highlighted a GoFundMe that the Van Der Beek household has shared to rise wealth to wage disconnected his aesculapian costs. Van Der Beek said successful November that helium was auctioning disconnected memorabilia from passim his vocation to assistance wage for care. The online fundraiser has raised implicit $1.3 cardinal arsenic of Thursday morning.

Van Der Beek announced successful November 2024 that helium had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer and was undergoing treatment. His authoritative origin of decease has not been shared.

Colorectal crab has go a starring origin of cancer-related deaths for Americans nether the property of 50, and cases have been rising in that property radical successful caller years.

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