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's brother Jared Van Der Beek has broken his silence amid the .
James died on February 11 after a two and a half year battle with colorectal , the diagnosis he announced in November 2024.
On Friday Jared, 47, took to Instagram to pay tribute to his older brother by sharing a carousel of photos and a sentimental caption.
'There’s a special bond that exists between brothers and two days ago, that physical bond was broken,' he began the note.
'I now know why people call it heartbreak when you lose someone close to you. There is a feeling of devastation and pain that runs so deep in the heart, I didn’t know it would hurt so badly,' he added.
Jared referred to his brother as his 'person' and 'the one I went to for any and all things.'
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James Van Der Beek's brother Jared Van Der Beek (L) has broken his silence amid the actor's death at age 48
James died on February 11 after a two and a half year battle with colorectal cancer , the diagnosis he announced in November 2024; pictured in November 2024
Elsewhere in the caption, Jared shared about his big brother: 'I’ve looked up to him since I was born. He has never failed to be there for me whenever I needed him.'
He noted that he has found solace in 'seeing how he touched so many lives not because of something he did, but because of who he was.'
He and his wife Kimberly relocated their family to Spicewood, Texas from Los Angeles in 2020 following his mother's death.
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The couple, who wed in 2010, opted to lease the residence in order to try out the new area before committing to it.
Property records reviewed by Realtor.com show they purchased the sprawling home for $4.76 million in an off-market deal on January 9. The Van Der Beeks used an LLC managed by a California attorney, per the outlet.
The decision to move was influenced by their children, with the late father of six sharing in a 2021 interview with that he wanted them to be closer to nature.
James and Kimberly shared daughters Olivia, 15, Annabel, 12, Emilia, nine, and Gwendolyn, seven, as well as sons Joshua, 13, and Jeremiah, four.
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