He was an abusive father and would frequently lock Ronald in a closet as punishment. Angela told her son that Reginald wasn't always like this, that he was once a good man and a good father, but apparently being in the Gulf War changed him. He and his wife were saved from a house fire by his son, but he had severe burns and scarring on one side of his face as a result. A few years later, he was diagnosed with an untreatable brain infection and died. (SGU: "Lost")