Background
Deahl, Robert Waldo was born on October 9, 1928 in Pittsburgh. Son of Kenneth Joshua and W. Ruth (Jones) Deahl.
Deahl, Robert Waldo was born on October 9, 1928 in Pittsburgh. Son of Kenneth Joshua and W. Ruth (Jones) Deahl.
Bachelor of Music, Oberlin College, 1950; Master of Music, Oberlin College, 1952; student, Academy Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria, 1963-1964.
Instructor music, Oberlin (Ohio) College Conservatory, 1956-1958; director Salzburg Division, Oberlin College Conservatory, Salzburg, Austria, 1959-1964; instructor music, Texas Tech, Lubbock, 1958-1959; professor and associate director school music, Texas Tech, Lubbock, 1964-1994.
Director choir St. John's United Methodist Church, Lubbock, 1964-1970. With United States Air Force, 1952-1956. Member International Trombone Association, Texas Music Educators Association.
Married Gertrude Hlobil Kreuzer, October 1, 1965 (divorced November 1972). Married Lora Gay Ching, August 27, 1974. 1 child, Erica Sachiyo.