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Dawson's Creek histrion Katie Holmes has paid tribute to her erstwhile co-star James Van Der Beek, who passed distant yesterday aged conscionable 48 aft surviving with bowel cancer.
Holmes, who played the champion person and sometimes woman of Van Der Beek's pb quality Dawson Leery, posted a hand-written enactment connected Instagram wherever she described her on-screen spouse arsenic "a hero."
"Bravery, compassion, selflessness, strength," Holmes wrote. "An appreciation for beingness and the enactment taken to unrecorded beingness with the integrity that beingness is creation — creating a beauteous marriage, six loving children — the travel of a hero."
Fellow Dawson's Creek histrion Busy Philipps besides posted to Instagram, wherever she described Van Der Beek arsenic "one successful a billion." Philipps added: "He volition beryllium everlastingly missed and I don't cognize what other to say. I americium conscionable truthful so sad."
Van Der Beek was initially diagnosed with crab successful precocious 2023, and went nationalist with his information a twelvemonth later. Also penning connected Instagram, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air prima Alfonso Ribeiro shared that helium had been 1 of galore friends to sojourn Van Der Beek successful caller days to accidental goodbye, pursuing a "roller coaster" of a battle.
"I was with him done this horrible travel to bushed cancer," Riberiro said, describing Van Der Beek arsenic a "true friend, member and beingness guide." He added: "His household and friends went connected this roller coaster ride. The highs erstwhile it looked similar helium had it bushed to the breaking lows of it coming back."
"Rarely americium I astatine a nonaccomplishment for words," shared Dawson's Creek histrion Mary-Margaret Humes, who played Van Der Beek's on-screen mother. "Today would beryllium the exception. James, my gracious warrior, you fought a hard conflict against each likelihood with specified quiescent spot and dignity."
Chad Michael Murray, who appeared successful the amusement successful a recurring role, wrote that Van Der Beek had been "a giant" whose "words, creation and humanity inspired each of us."
The Dawson's Creek formed remained adjacent pursuing the show's 2003 finale, and reunited for a crab fundraiser past September — though Van Der Beek was lone capable to look via video connection owed to illness. The lawsuit was yet hosted by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, who besides has present paid tribute — saying his "whole heart" was with the actor's family.
Van Der Beek is survived by his woman Kimberly Van Der Beek and their children Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, Emilia, Gwendolyn and Jeremiah.
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