James Van Der Beek shared a tragic post about New Year’s resolutions just weeks before his heartbreaking death aged 48.
On Wednesday, it was confirmed that the beloved Dawson’s Creek star and father-of-six had passed away in a hospice following a two-year long battle with colon cancer.
Much to the pain of fans, in a video he shared on 15 January, James spoke about resolutions being ‘impossible to keep’ when made at the start of the year – instead saying New Year’s resolutions should be made in Spring.
The devastating video illustrated James’ hopes for the future as he even joked in the comments section about making March his dedicated month.
In the clip, he said: ‘Anyone else out there finding that your New Year’s resolution was impossible to keep? I’m going to say something: I don’t think it’s your fault. Why are we celebrating a new year in the dead of winter?…
James Van Der Beek shared a tragic post about New Year’s resolutions just weeks before his heartbreaking death aged 48
Throwing his support behind the suggestion, comedian and writer Pat Cassels wrote: ‘It’s decided. Sunday, March 1: James Van Der Week’
James jokingly responded to Pat Cassels: ‘Well.. my birthday IS March 8th’
‘Why are we celebrating new beginnings at a time when nature rests? I’m going to take winter to recover, to rest, and I’m going to make New Year’s resolutions in the spring. Who’s with me?…
‘Animals are hibernating! Birds fly south for the winter! The time to celebrate a new beginning, and a new you, and a new resolution, is in the spring, at the vernal equinox, when the flowers bloom, and it gets warmer, and the birds return…
‘That’s how nature does it. Why are we fighting nature?’
In an accompanying caption, he wrote: ‘In the winter, the days are shorter and the nights are longer. But instead of being reminded how perfect this season is for cocooning, eating stew, snuggling and sleeping…
‘Why are we being told this is the time to buy a gym membership?’
Throwing his support behind the suggestion, comedian and writer Pat Cassels wrote: ‘It’s decided. Sunday, March 1: James Van Der Week’, to which James jokingly responded: ‘Well.. my birthday IS March 8th’.
On Wednesday, James’ loved ones confirmed his passing in an emotional Instagram post reading: ‘Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace..
James leaves behind his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, 44, and their six children: Olivia, 15, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 12, Emilia, nine, Gwendolyn, seven, and Jeremiah, four
James pictured in Dawson’s Creek with his co-stars Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams and Joshua Jackson
‘There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend.’
He is survived by his wife, Kimberly, and their six children.
The actor and his wife share daughters Olivia, 15, Annabel, 12, Emilia, nine, and Gwendolyn, seven, as well as sons Joshua, 13, and Jeremiah, four.
Jennifer Garner, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lucy Hale, Christie Brinkley and Rumer Willis responded to the family’s statement with the like button.
A GoFundMe page was launched on Wednesday to help support Van Der Beek’s family with $500,000 as a starting ask.
Kimberly wrote on her Insta Stories: ‘My friends created this link to support me and our children during this time. With gratitude and a broken heart.’
The star spent his final days in a hospice before his heartbreaking death
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