Coxswain Rodney Terry of St Mary's, Isles of Scilly. He first joined the lifeboat crew in 1965, became second coxswain in 1984 and coxswain in 1985. In his working life he is a foreman stevedore, responsible for supervising the loading and unloading of the steamers which bring in to the island all the goods necessary to keep the inhabitants alive and well. Rodney Terry is married with two children; his wife Anne and daughter Sandra are both members of the ladies' guild and his son James is also a member of the lifeboat crew and was appointed assistant mechanic in 1985..