Owner of a well-known White Rock restaurant dies from COVID-19 – BC | The Canadian News

The owner of a well-known restaurant in White Rock has passed away after a long battle with COVID-19.

John Carroll, the owner of the oceanfront restaurant Charlie Don’t Surf, died Thursday.

The restaurant posted on Facebook that it “lost a mentor and the world lost a White Rock legend.”

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Carroll began building the well-known restaurant, located at 15011 Marine Dr., in 1985.

“We all knew he was a bold, hardworking man who was always eager to have his say and make his world view come true,” the Facebook post states.

“His powerful presence and willingness to go the extra mile for his friends and family allowed the creation of multiple businesses in all walks of life, our entire extended family.”

No one from the restaurant was willing to speak to Global News on Friday about Carroll’s death.

In the Facebook post, the staff said they know Carroll is scorning his legacy with a wheatgrass smoothie and grass-fed beef skewer in hand.

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