Reginald was born on Christmas day, 1927, in Langdale, Alabama. He grew up in Etowah Co. Al. and attended Etowah High, until his senior year and transferred to Gadsden Hi. After high school he joined the Navy and was stationed at N.T.C. San Diego, Ca. for four years. Afterwards he attended San Diego State University. Upon graduation he went to work for a Title Company. After his marriage to Phyllis, he went back to school and got a teachers degree and taught grade school until his retirement in 1994. He has since worked at National Car Rental @ the airport just to keep busy!!

Picture above is of San Diego Bay! The lady to the right is May Wallace Bates, she is a distant relative and was a Mother to Reggie while in the Navy. She and her husband Don let us all stay with them when we came to San Diego in 1950 to visit Reginald!