UK Conductor And HIs Wife End Their Own Lives At Swiss Assisted Suicide Clinic
Jul 14th, 2009 | By buddy1 | Category: 35, Health & Wellness News, Mental HealthA well known UK orchestra conductor Sir Edward Thomas Downes, CBE, and his wife Lady Joan Downes have died after choosing to end their lives together at the Swiss assisted suicide clinic Dignitas. Sir Edward who was 85 and suffering from a terminal illness, and his wife Joan who was 74 “died peacefully, and under circumstances of their own choosing” according to a statement issued by their family and reported by the BBC earlier today.




