By Page Six | Created at 2026-06-20 21:51:04 | Updated at 2026-06-20 23:20:20
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“Dawson’s Creek” alum Mary Margaret Humes is looking back on fond memories with James Van Der Beek ahead of Father’s Day on Sunday.
“Wishing all of the amazing dads throughout this vast universe a Happy Father’s Day weekend,” Humes, 72, captioned her Saturday Instagram post.
The post showed a throwback Dawson’s poster featuring Humes with Van Der Beek and John Wesley Shipp.
“My advice? Give big meaningful hugs and tell them you love them … a shout-out to simpler times with @vanderjames @johnwesleyshippjr.” she closed.
Humes, Shipp, 71, and Van Der Beek played a TV family with Humes and Shipp portraying played the parents of Dawson (Van Der Beek) on the popular teen drama, which ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2003.
Van Der Beek was a father to six children — Olivia, Joshua, Annabel Leah, Emilia, Gwendolyn, and Jeremiah —, all of whom, he welcomed with his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek.
The beloved actor died in February following a battle with colorectal cancer. He was 48 years old.
“Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning,” his wife shared via a joint Instagram statement at the time.
“He met his final days with courage, faith and grace. There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time. Those days will come.”
At the time, Humes — along with several of her “Dawson’s Creek” co-stars — reacted to the news of Van Der Beek’s death with a social media statement reflecting on the star’s life.
“Rarely am I at a loss for words … today would be the exception. James, my gracious warrior, you fought a hard battle against all odds with such quiet strength and dignity,” Humes wrote via Instagram at the time, mourning Van Der Beek’s death.
“I will always love and admire you for that. Our last conversations, merely a few days ago, are forever sitting softly in my heart for safe keeping.”
