Katie, who played James’s on-screen love interest Joey Potter, shared a photo of a moving handwritten letter she addressed to the late "Dawson’s Creek" star.

“Bravery. Compassion. Selflessness. Strength. An appreciation for life and the action taken to live life with the integrity that life is art — creating a beautiful marriage, six loving children — the journey of a Hero,” she said.

“To our extended Dawson’s Creek family of friends … please be respectful of our silences at the moment as Beautiful Kimberly and family have asked for peaceful privacy for now,” she added.

Indeed, Kimberly revealed that her friends had started a GoFundMe to support her and her children. It has currently garnered over $1.2 million.

“I’m heartbroken for everyone who loved him, especially his beautiful family. My prayers are with them,” she said. “I will always be grateful that I got to stand in his light for a little while. That I got to laugh with him, go to prom with Dawson and grow up alongside him. He will live on in our memories, and in the kindness he left behind. Rest in Peace, my friend.”