Andrew Peter Stagg
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Andrew Peter Stagg on November 30, 2025 at the age of 61 years.
Born on January 9, 1964 in Vancouver General Hospital. Andrew grew up in West Vancouver BC until the age of 2. He then moved to Nanaimo in 1966. Andrew moved back to North Vancouver at the age of 9 where he lived for most of his teenage years. He eventually settled in Edmonton Alberta where he built his career as an Emergency room Physician at the Royal Alex Hospital. There he met his wife Angie, and together they created a life filled with joy and happiness with their 3 children.
Andrew will be forever missed and leaves behind his wife Angie, his 3 children Evan, Brie, Janelle. His sister Elizabeth from Abbotsford B.C. Andrew will be missed by his mother in law Sandra, sister in law Christy (Claudio) nephews Luca and Antonio. friends; Gavin Crickmoore, Jane (Ron) Cooley, and numerous other friends and family. He was predeceased by his parents Peter and Molly Stagg.
Andrew’s love for his children and Angie was one of the defining joys of his life.
Andrew dedicated more than 25 years to Emergency medicine primarily at the Royal Alexander Hospital. He also worked at the North East Health Center in the ER. He served as a STARS Physician responding to emergencies across Alberta.
Andrew was also part of the regional trauma program and OLMC program. He took great pride in teaching numerous medical students and residents over the many years as a physician. His clinical judgement and great leadership along with his hard work ethics will be missed.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Ken Stewart, Dr. Greg Lutzak, Dr. Robert Bailey, Dr. Pen Li, numerous Physicians at the Royal Alex Medicine units. Dr. Karen Mulder at the Cross Cancer; As well as the MAID team for their excellent treatment and compassion.
A private celebration will be held for close friends and family at a later date.
If desired donations can be made to STARS Air Ambulance https://give.stars.ca/page/
Dear Angie, Evan, Brie, Janelle… holding you close in my heart as you grieve Andrew.. a fine man with a contagious laugh who left an amazing legacy in his personal life, and in the career where he made a difference to so many. Peace be with you… every teardrop has a rainbow of hope within.
Love Edie & families♥️
Andrew was one of the finest doctors that I have ever worked with, kind, compassionate, caring, and above all he was funny as hell. He seemed to have a black cloud follow him with some rather bizarre events seemingly always finding him.The most memorable being his patient setting off ceiling fire water sprinklers and not only flooding but closing an emergency department. He always had a smile on his face and treated everyone with respect. Coming onto a shift and seeing him there always brought a sigh of relief that this was going to a fun time with Andrew’s storytelling. To Angie, Evan, Brie, and Janelle, your dad spoke with so much pride in all of you. We loved your dad so much and thank you for sharing him with us. He made us all better persons by his infectious presence. Rest in peace my friend.
Having spent many, many nights caring for the most critically injured and critically ill patients alongside Dr. Stagg, I got to see, like so many others, his unwavering compassion, humanism, professionalism, and gratitude for the privilege granted by his role. I am so grateful that I got to know him and work with him. Wishing the best to his family and friends and colleagues.
I was so incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Andrew. He was a rarity: a great clinician, an extraordinary proceduralist, and a humble human being who was always eager to learn more from his friends, colleagues, and patients. Night shifts are a heck of a lot quieter without the big man’s laughter. Our deepest condolences to Angie and his kids, Evan, Brie, and Janelle.
I worked with Andy as a resident and as a junior staff at the Royal Alex emergency and truly reflect on my time with him with the utmost fondness. I will never forget his humble spirit, random tidbits of knowledge, and booming, contagious laugh. Night shifts with staggasorous will live on in my memories for years to come and I often think of him when I pull into the hospital to start a night shift. I hope his family finds comfort in knowing the profound impact Andy had on so many – learners, colleagues, patients. I remember being a first year resident, and talking to Andy about trauma cases… he reminded me of the humanity in medicine in a kind way that has carried with me since, and that I hope to pass on to learners as well.
Rest in peace Andy. It was an honor to know you, learn from you, and laugh with you.
My deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of Andrew. I worked alongside with Andrew in the RAH ER as an RN and then as the RAH Trauma Coordinator for many years. I have many fond memories of talking trauma with Andrew that I will always cherish. He was a lively presence in the ER and will be missed by everyone that knew him.
I worked with Andrew as a social worker at RAH ED for almost 2 decades. I loved working with him, and as mentioned, he was a good story teller with a phenomenal laugh. He touched lives and made our workplace a better place. “Where there is grief, there was love”. We can’t carry the grief for you, but we can sure acknowledge it. Thank you for sharing him with his work family for all these years.
Andrew was one of the more senior physicians when I first started my career at RAH, and his warm smile and positive attitude was something that helped keep me at ease in my early years that I’ll never forget. It was even more inspiring that his upbeat disposition never changed even after working so many years, still doing night shifts and OLMC and Trauma call. His support for his colleagues and the staff he worked with never wavered. We will miss him.
My deepest condolences to Angie, Brie, Evan and Janelle during this incredibly difficult time. To say we lost a legend is an understatement. Andrew, or “Stagg,” as so many of us knew you—you have left an incredible and profound impact on the emergency medicine and prehospital community. You were an immensely humble, dedicated, and talented physician who gave your all to the field.
When I first met you in medical school, I was consistently encouraged by your warm presence, your boisterous laugh, and your confidence in those around you — always addressing me as “Doctor” even when I was only a third-year clerk. You played a significant role in fostering the culture of camaraderie and collegiality that continues to shape our department.
It has been an honour to know you as a colleague, a neighbour, and a friend. I have always been inspired by how deeply you adored your family and the pride you took in the life you built.
You will be profoundly missed by all of us, and we hope to continue to honour your legacy in the work we do and the community you helped build.
Andrew was my older brother by 2 years and being just the 2 of us I always looked up to him. As children we spent a lot of time together in the outdoors, either camping, hiking or mountain biking. He loved an adventure.
He was always so happy and helpful. His favourite past time was rebuilding cars with our Dad.
I was so very proud that he became a Dr. My dear brother, you will be missed. RIP Andrew
I had the honor of working with Dr Stagg through OLMC and STARS transport in the STARS Emergency Link Centre. I was never fortunate enough to meet him in person, but he was always so caring and compassionate over the phone.. It was easy to tell through his tone and demeanor he really had the best interest of each patient at heart. He spoke so respectfully to each and every person he engaged with during consults. I am really going to miss hearing his calm and thorough voice pick up on the other end of the phone at 3am. Rest easy Dr Stagg, My condolences to his family and friends
I met Andy while we were residents together in Calgary in the late ’90s. He was a special guy. Deepest condolences to Angie and the family. His memory forever be a blessing to you all.
I am honoured to have worked with Andrew as a social worker at the Royal Alex ER. He was an incredibly dedicated doctor who positively impacted so many. Andrew was always so kind and made me feel welcome from the start. I miss his quick wit and that hearty, infectious laugh. My thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time. <3
So very sad to hear the news. Andrew was an amazing person and class mate from medical school. He always had an amazing attitude that he carried throughout his life. He will be missed by his med school classmates.
This is a tough one for me. Andrew and I first met back in medical school and then I had the privilege of working as his colleague at the Royal Alex ER for 20+ years. He always made work interesting and he seemed to always attract weird and wonderful cases that he managed with skill and commitment. His deep chuckle made everyone feel loved. We shared a passion for cars and could talk about them for hours. I will always remember his old red BMW 6 series- a true classic with style and grace. Just like “Stagg”. You will be missed but remembered.
we miss you deeply dad.
my guardian angel ❤️🩹
Andrew was such a wonderful man and doctor . I was the charge nurse the night the patient set off the fire sprinkler systems flooding the department and Andrew was so calm throughout and that’s just the way he rolled . He would come on shift and say okay let’s get it done and just fly into the pike of charts . He was always very compassionate to everyone. He was so proud of his family and all of you were his world . I am glad we were able to get together this summer at Louis’s and tell him how much he was loved and that you all were there to support him and hear how much of an impact he had made in so many different ways. At the Christmas season approaching hold him dear in your hearts as he is watching over you all with pride and love.