Dr David Goodall’s life has been one of teaching, learning and discovery. Now the 104-year-old academic has departed on the last journey he will ever make.
- Charlotte Hamlyn
- ABC
As a group of family and friends gathers on a busy Wednesday afternoon in the departure hall of Perth Airport, it could be mistaken for just your regular farewell.
The group clusters around a frail-looking man in a wheelchair, smiling, sharing a joke and a hug, as he prepares to board his flight.
But at this farewell, there will be no coming home. David Goodall is going to die.
At the age of 104, and with a body that refuses to give up, he has made the decision to travel to Switzerland to end a…