James Van Der Beek took to Instagram on Monday (July 13) to announce that his mother Melinda sadly passed away last week at the age of 70.
The 43-year-old actor was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars last year and was very open about his mother’s influence on his love of dance. “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,” James wrote in his moving tribute. “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.
Just trying to hold space and allow for it all.” James continued, “To thousands of kids, she was ‘Miss Melinda,’ a gymnastics teacher with a big heart, a
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