August 3, 1932 – July 27, 2024
Alfred Bernard Calvert, more commonly known as “Bud” or “The Bud Man,” passed away peacefully with his nephew, Neal Jack, on July 27, 2024, a week short of his 92nd birthday.
Bud was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Georgia, and his five siblings, Jim, Mary Moran (Charles), Richard (Dorothy), Dorothy Jack (James) and Donald.
Born and raised in Chicago, Bud worked construction. He worked on the John Hancock Building and Sears Tower and fell in love with the West when he went to Squaw Valley, Idaho in 1960 to ski. He returned permanently to Carbondale in 1997 where he worked road construction and was a snowmobile guide at Sunlight Mountain into his 80s. He made annual trips back to Chicago to connect with family and friends, visiting his old watering hole, The Double Bubble.
The Crystal Meadows Senior Housing community will always remember Bud’s help and friendly wit and he will be missed by family and friends back home in Chicago.