Born May 31st, 1977 in Victoria, B.C., Mike passed away on May 9th, 2023 after a long, ongoing battle with his mental and physical health.
He will be especially missed by his two daughters, Kayla and Hannah, as well as his mother, Linda, father, Vern, and sister, Tracy. Mike will also be dearly missed by the rest of his family and friends.
There will be a private service held for close family and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mike’s memory to the Victoria Brain Injury Society: https://vbis.ca.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
www.mccallgardens.com
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Austin Lauren
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Stephen Brake Sharon, I am so very sorry. All my love to you and the girls at this time
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Debbie Cozens So very sorry to hear the news about Mike
May Memories of him, remain close to your hearts
Thinking of all his loved ones at this time of sorrow
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Catherine Dubois Thinking of you all at this very sad time. Lots of love sent your way.
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Patti Ross My deepest condolences to you all. I remember meeting Mike when I first moved to Victoria and we worked together at Wendys. Later we reconnected when we discovered that our children attend the same school . Mike was was always kind and funny. May you rest peacefully Mike . Sharon , Hannah and Kayla sending you all the love and support.
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MARTIN STADEUS Dear Vern and family in Canada, Our condolences for the lost of your beloved son, brother, father, friend.
We think of you here in Belgium.
Martin and Christel Stadeus
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Peter Langford Your uncle Peter and cousins from Calgary will miss you. I remember you being the first kid in the family to have an Atari. I loved all the family dinners your grandfather put on for us. You left us as a young man, a father and a husband. RIP
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James Watt Hi Tracy Once again, both Ursula and I are very sorry for the loss of Mike. Un abrazo, Jim
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Roberta Wakelin You will be missed Mike. You always held a special place in my heart. Lots of love to the family.
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Justin & Michelle & Gwen You will be missed by many, Mike, including our family. Thank you for the memories our the years.
Rest in peace my friend.
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Trina So very sorry to hear of Mike’s passing. It’s been a very long time since I thought of Mike and it makes me very sad to read of his passing. He was a thoughtful, kind guy that I liked very much at the time and am heartbroken for his family. I remember him speaking fondly of his sister and his mom. I’m so sorry for all that are/were touched by Mike. Condolences to all. Rest in piece Mike. ….. Trina
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misha wolf My heart sank when I saw the news of Mike’s passing. I knew him as my best friend’s little brother. A kid who had a good sense of humour and looked up to his older sister. I know Mike struggled in the last 10 years or so, and now that he is free of all that. My heart is with your family at this time.
Sending so much Love, Misha
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Jason Baker So sorry for your loss. Mike and I were close in school. He was always so happy, funny and just great to be around. When I think of him, I smile.
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Barb Wishing you peace in all the good memories of the time you had with Mike.
I’ve known Mike since he moved to View Royal in grade 6 and we became close friends shortly after. We shared countless Adventures mostly good some not so much but it always left us with funny stories to reminisce about. He was the kind of guy who would talk to anybody anywhere about anything. I remember getting annoyed by this sometimes as we would have plans to do something but looking back I think that was a pretty cool trait showing genuine interest in total strangers and engaging like he did with them. In the last few years due to his health challenges Mike stayed home alot of the time but that didn’t stop him from making friends. He played online hockey with people all around Canada the US and a few guys from Europe. I posted a notice of his passing on one of the group chats and received over 20 messages of condolences from them, so even with the obstacles he had he still managed to reach out and touch people’s lives around the world. He’s Uncle Mike to my boys and I’m Uncle Austin to his girls and even though there were sometimes gaps in time between talking we always picked up right where we left off as if no time had passed. He was Barney and I was Fred and I’m going to miss you little buddy. Things just won’t be the same without you.