Jack Rumbley (’51, ’52 M.M.Ed.), Dallas :: A legendary musician, he played in the symphony, marching band and lab band at North Texas and was the drummer for ’Fessor Graham’s Aces of Collegeland. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Phi Mu Epsilon music fraternity. After college, he served in the 4th Army Band in San Antonio, then served as a band director in public schools and as a drum teacher at Mountain View College and Dallas Baptist University. He played in many combos and big bands in the North Texas area, played for 40 summers in the pit orchestra at Casa Mañana in Fort Worth and played timpani for 40 seasons with the Fort Worth Symphony. He later joined the East Texas Symphony in Tyler. Survivors include his wife, Rose-Mary Brau Rumbley (’52, ’53 M.Ed., ’71 Ph.D.), whom he met at North Texas. His memorial service included a full orchestra and concert by his friends, his son and daughter, and 25 drummers he had taught or played with. Memorials may be made to the Jack Rumbley Percussion Scholarship at UNT.
Submitted By jev0010 on Tue, 03/23/2010 - 12:00am
Jack Rumbley (’51, ’52 M.M.Ed.), Dallas :: A legendary musician, he played in the symphony, marching band and lab band at North Texas and was the drummer for ’Fessor Graham’s Aces of Collegeland. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and Phi Mu Epsilon music fraternity. After college, he served in the 4th Army Band in San Antonio, then served as a band director in public schools and as a drum teacher at Mountain View College and Dallas Baptist University. He played in many combos and big bands in the North Texas area, played for 40 summers in the pit orchestra at Casa Mañana in Fort Worth and played timpani for 40 seasons with the Fort Worth Symphony. He later joined the East Texas Symphony in Tyler. Survivors include his wife, Rose-Mary Brau Rumbley (’52, ’53 M.Ed., ’71 Ph.D.), whom he met at North Texas. His memorial service included a full orchestra and concert by his friends, his son and daughter, and 25 drummers he had taught or played with. Memorials may be made to the Jack Rumbley Percussion Scholarship at UNT.
