James Van Der Beek a annoncé sur son compte instagram le décès de sa mère.
Melinda Van Der Beek a vécu de 1950 à 2020.
Il a mis un message assez touchant : "My mom crossed over last week. Even though we knew this was coming - and had actually thought we were at the end nearly a year and a half ago - Im still in shock. Im grateful shes no longer in pain, Im sad, Im angry, Im relieved... all at once and in different moments. Just trying to hold space and allow for it all. To thousands of kids, she was Miss Melinda, a gymnastics teacher with a big heart, a creative spirit and a mantra: Theres no such word as cant! To my kids, she was Grammy M... a magical grandma with a big laugh and a basement full of costumes and Christmas lights. And to me... she was my mom. She gave me life. She taught me how to tumble. Drove me to my first auditions. She believed in me based on nothing but her own intuition and she passed on a craziness that has been crucial to not just my success, but my own personal happiness. I dont know what the grieving/healing process looks or feels like from here on out... all I know is anytime my kids - or any of her students - want to dress up, or get on a stage, or dance, or even just think of her... theyll have a little extra love from the other side backing them up."
