James Van Der Beek revealed on Monday, July 13, that his mom, Melinda Van Der Beek, has died.“My mom crossed over last week,” the actor, 43, captioned an Instagram slideshow featuring photos of himself and the former Broadway dancer. “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.
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.”The Dawson’s Creek alum went on to write, “To thousands of kids, she was ‘Miss Melinda,’ a gymnastics teacher with a big heart, a creative spirit and a mantra: ‘There’s no such word as can’t!’”As for his and wife Kimberly.
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