James Van Der Beek announced on Monday that his mother, Melinda, passed away at the age of 70 last week.The mourning "Dawson's Creek" star posted several images of his mom to Instagram alongside his tearful announcement."My mom crossed over last week.
Even though we knew this was coming – and had actually thought we were at the end nearly a year and a half ago – I'm still in shock," he wrote. "I'm grateful she's no longer in pain, I'm sad, I'm angry, I'm relieved… all at once and in different moments.
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