Roger passed away peacefully at home with his wife Debbie by his side on July 16, 2026. He was born on March 14, 1948, in Victoria.
Predeceased by his father, George Garside and sister Karen Stevenot, he is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Debbie; his five children; Lisa, Chelsea (Christophe), Tina (John), David and Nova. He is also survived by his nine grandchildren; Kyler, Peyton, Owen, Willow, Pyatt, Piper, Mason, Fisher and Eloi. Also survived by his brother-in-law, Dale, sister-in-law, Sara and his niece, Alisha. Roger will be greatly missed by family members and many good friends including Rod Spooner and Dale Henley.
Roger was born and raised in Victoria, lived and worked mainly on the Saanich Peninsula. He was a well-respected home builder and land developer on the Peninsula for over 50 years. He started in the building business with his father, George, at the age of 16 and continued on his own until his son David began working with him. Roger was a dedicated man who believed in doing the best he could and loved what he did. He enjoyed being a part of the building business and built many fine homes and condominiums.
Roger enjoyed spending time with his beloved wife, and they had many great times boating, motorcycling, travelling, and doing projects together as well as spending time with their family. His greatest joy was being able to provide memorable times for his family, particularly his grandchildren. He loved dogs; his dog Jax will miss him.
A Celebration of Roger’s Life will be held on Tuesday August 11, 2026, at 1:00 pm at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave, Sidney, BC.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
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12 Responses
Dear Debbie and family,
We are so sorry to hear of Roger’s passing. Roger built our home for us in Cordova Bay in l987/88 and we are still here. He was truly a wonderful man and will be missed by many. Condolences to you and your family.
I am so sorry to hear of Roger’s passing. I met Roger through his father George for whom I also had the greatest respect when I was Manager of Bank of BC in Victoria and George was one of my customers. Roger was truly a chip off the old block and shared his father’s talents as a fine builder with great integrity and a pleasure to deal with. He will be missed and I send my sincere condolences to the Garside family.
So very sorry for your loss. I have such great memories of our friendship.
Rest peace Roger.
Roger gave us our first job as an excavating contractor on Blue Ridge road in Saanich in 1990. I will remember him fondly.
Debbie and family. There are no words to express how saddened Pete and I were to hear of Roger’s passing. We have so many happy and wonderful memories of our times spent together on our boating, dining and other ventures that are still fresh in our memories and will be always. Sending big hugs and love to you and all your family. Pete & Carole
Roger was an absolute legend. What a great and long surviving history in the industry. I was honored to have served him in the early 80’s at the lumber yard at Butlers. RIP Roger
Deb, so shocked to see Roger’s name here, I thought you two would be together FOREVER ❣️you were definitely SOULMATES❣️. Grieving is good, remember ALL the GOOD times, thru the Sad tears !
Tricia Curry ( Rossiter)
I’m so sorry to hear that Roger passed. His dad (George) and my dad (Lorne) were best friends. George would always talk about Roger so it was like I knew him.
Always heard such good & respectful things about Roger and his partner Deb from JR the Reno King. I’m sending my condolences to his large, well loved family and his circle of friends and fellow builders.
Many thanks to Roger and Rod. They were instrumental in helping me build a business in Auto Collision Repair. Roger would visit us frequently to provide lots of laughs while we worked. He will be missed by many.