Mr Wallace Barber, RNLI honorary life governor. Mr Lister was a founder member of theStockport crew of auxiliary lifeboatmen - a unique group with a record of 58 years service to the RNLI. He was honorary secretary from 1937 to 1972, chairman from 1979 to 1993 and president of thecrew. Wallace received the award of Honorary Life Governorship in 1995 for his 62 years service to the RNLI and also received the Silver badge in 1962, Statuette in 1970, Gold badge in 1971 and Bar to gold badge in 1981..