Adolph L. Labbé Sr. (’67, ’68 M.M.), Big Spring, was a music educator for more than 40 years and served as band director for schools in Canton and Athens before retiring from Howard County Junior College in Big Spring, where he directed the Nighthawk Jazz Band. While at UNT, where he met his wife, Carmen Delgado (’68), he earned a bachelor’s in music education and a master’s in music composition, was a member of the concert and marching bands, and composed and directed many campus theater productions. A scholarship for UNT College of Music oboe and saxophone students is being established.
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Adolph L. Labbé Sr. (’67, ’68 M.M.), Big Spring, was a music educator for more than 40 years and served as band director for schools in Canton and Athens before retiring from Howard County Junior College in Big Spring, where he directed the Nighthawk Jazz Band. While at UNT, where he met his wife, Carmen Delgado (’68), he earned a bachelor’s in music education and a master’s in music composition, was a member of the concert and marching bands, and composed and directed many campus theater productions. A scholarship for UNT College of Music oboe and saxophone students is being established.
