Bud Salloum believed every person owes a debt to the community that shaped them. He called it “community rent,” and he spent 96 years paying his in full — with interest.
Bud passed away this month, leaving behind a legacy that stretches far beyond any dollar amount or plaque on a wall. He was a philanthropist, a volunteer, a father and grandfather, and for 25 years, he was Buddy the Clown, visiting hospitals across Edmonton each month to bring laughter to patients when they needed it most.
“Nothing made me feel like I was really doing something like when I was a clown,” Bud once told us, his eyes lighting up at the memory.
