Katie Holmes Expresses Condolences Over James Van Der Beek's Passing in a Handwritten Letter

Beek is survived by his wife, Kimberly, and six children. His wife, Kimberly, along with their six children, attended in his place. Quoting the page Variey.com, Holmes and Beek worked together on the series that catapulted their names from 1998-2003. Holmes also wrote down several of his memories, jokes, conversations about life, and the songs of James Taylor that he and Beek enjoyed together. In addition to Beek, Hollywood actor Chadwick Boseman also passed away due to the same cancer at the age of 43 in 2020.