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Kimberly Van Der Beek Honors Emilias 10th Birthday

Kimberly Van Der Beek has paid a heartfelt tribute to her late husband James Van Der Beek while celebrating their daughter Emilia’s 10th birthday.The Dawson’s C...

Kimberly Van Der Beek Honors Emilias 10th Birthday
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Bintano News

March 27, 2026

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Kimberly Van Der Beek has paid a heartfelt tribute to her late husband while celebrating their daughter Emilia’s 10th birthday.

The Dawson’s Creek actor on February 11 at his home in Austin, following a battle with .

On Thursday, the 44-year-old mother of six shared a rare Instagram Stories photo showing James holding his daughter close.

In the touching image, the actor was dressed in a fur-lined jacket, sweater and cap as he leaned into Emilia, who wrapped her arms around his shoulders and smiled softly in an oversized sweatshirt.

Alongside the post, Kimberly wrote: ‘Just a few heavenly months ago. my love.’

The tribute comes weeks after Emilia over losing her father.

Kimberly Van Der Beek has paid a heartfelt tribute to her late husband James Van Der Beek while celebrating their daughter Emilia’s 10th birthday; (pictured 2013)

On Thursday, Kimberly shared a rare Instagram Stories photo showing James holding his daughter Emilia close

She shared the clip on what would have been James Van Der Beek’s 49th birthday on Sunday, March 8.

Reflecting on her father’s first birthday since his passing, Emilia said: ‘I know that my dad’s in a good place. He’s not in pain anymore.’ 

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The tribute comes weeks after Emilia moved fans with a video in which she spoke about her grief over losing her father 

Emilia is the fourth out of six children that the late actor welcomed with his wife Kimberly Van Der Beek

The late actor and his wife are also parents to Olivia, Joshua, Annabel, in addition to Emilia, as well as Gwendolyn and Jeremiah. 

The video showed the late star's young daughter sitting outside and wearing an oversize trucker cap, which she later explained she 'stole' from her dad to remember him.

In the emotional video, Emilia began by addressing the public as she expressed her grief. 

'As you will probably know, my dad has passed away,' she said before adding that she wanted to share 'little tips' to help other people '[get] through anybody you love passing.' 

'So today is my dad's birthday, and the number one thing for somebody's passing is to talk to them and let your emotions out,' she said. 

'If you miss them, you can cry. You can talk to them. I talk to my dad every day,' she continued.

'I start with a sentence, and I say, "Hi, Dad. I miss you and I love you so much, and I'll never stop loving you." 

'I just tell him about my day, how I'm feeling, and I told my family how I'm feeling,' Emilia added. 'And I know he can hear me, but I can't hear him.' 

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She opened up about how she is processing her grief in the wake of his death as she said: 'You have to feel them in your heart, because they're in your heart. 

'They're watching over you,' she added. 'They're a part of your body and in a good place. I know that my dad's in a good place. He's not in pain anymore. He's in heaven above the clouds with God and the Lord.' 

His longtime wife also shared an emotional tribute to the late actor for his first posthumous birthday after he passed away last month; pictured in July 2019 

In their heartfelt tributes to Van Der Beek, Emilia also gave a shoutout to supporters who donated to the GoFundMe to support her and her family

Emilia also shared advice that her father once gave her in the heartfelt, minutes-long video and said she feels like he is 'watching over' her and her family

Van Der Beek died at the age of 48 on February 11 at his home in Austin, Texas after a battle with cancer . Back in late 2024, he revealed he had previously been diagnosed with cancer after a routine colonoscopy one year earlier; pictured in May 2025

Addressing other people who have also lost a loved one, she said it is okay to 'be happy they're in a good place' but still 'be sad because you miss them.'