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James Van Der Beek Dies at 48 With Cause Pending, Fundraising Surges

A fast-growing GoFundMe underscores the family's financial strain from prolonged cancer care.

Overview

  • His wife, Kimberly, announced his peaceful passing on February 11 in a family statement posted to Instagram.
  • The Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office said the death was reported at 6:44 a.m. and has not released an official cause.
  • A GoFundMe campaign for his wife and six children has raised more than $1.5 million, with some outlets reporting higher totals.
  • Prolonged treatment costs depleted resources, leading him to auction Dawson’s Creek memorabilia through Propstore in December 2025.
  • He had publicly disclosed a colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2024 after being diagnosed in 2023, and outlets report he was working on an unfinished memoir.