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calimary

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84. That's what an angel looks like.

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 11:47 PM

Oct 1

Rest in peace, dear Jane. Hard to count how many eyes, minds, and hearts she opened.

The world is just a wee bit better because she came our way. I guess we can hope that enough of us learned something good to apply to our own lives, not to mention the life of our planet.

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Jane Goodall has Passed Away [View all] angrychair Oct 1 OP

Trump will have all coal-fired powerplants belch smoke in her memory. Turbineguy Oct 1 #1

Maybe everyone can fling feces at Trump in her memory Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 1 #62

Oh no..... Pachamama Oct 1 #2

This is a hard one Torchlight Oct 1 #3

Rest in peace lovely person. oasis Oct 1 #4

Jane Goodall, not Goodell. Climate Crusader Oct 1 #5

I am on DU from my phone angrychair Oct 1 #12

A life well lived Easterncedar Oct 1 #6

One of my sheroes. llmart Oct 1 #7

Seemed like such a GENUINELY caring person. So sad to hear this. W_HAMILTON Oct 1 #8

That is truly sad news. She was an amazing person. Biophilic Oct 1 #9

;-{) Goonch Oct 1 #10

Oh no. She was amazing. Her work will have impact for a long time. CousinIT Oct 1 #11

Jane 4Sitka Oct 1 #13

A good woman malaise Oct 1 #14

They're making a movie about her amazing life FakeNoose Oct 1 #15

That's what an angel looks like. calimary Oct 1 #84

.. BlueWaveNeverEnd Oct 1 #16

She is mentioned in the SF novel "The Uplift War" by David Brin. Tetrachloride Oct 1 #17

Cross gently, Dr. Goodall, with much gratitude for your work Hekate Oct 1 #18

Bless her soul. A life, filled with good works. (nt) Paladin Oct 1 #19

She was amazing. A very special lady. 💙🙏🙏 TommieMommy Oct 1 #20

A great lady and very inspirational. milestogo Oct 1 #21

This is very sad. StarryNite Oct 1 #22

She was also my hero. Thank you for letting us know. Ms. Goodall was a beautiful human being in every way. HeartsCanHope Oct 1 #23

Where is my good friend, Jane? Botany Oct 1 #24

A very good human. UTUSN Oct 1 #25

An eye opener. Changed the world. cachukis Oct 1 #26

She lived my kind of life. A life spent more with animals than people. RIP Jane. Marie Marie Oct 1 #27

the chimpanzee lady elduge Oct 1 #28

I'll bet that short time canetoad Oct 1 #58

RIP scientist, conservationist. Jane Goodall🙏 LetMyPeopleVote Oct 1 #29

Another one that's gotten to me. Very sad to hear this. chowder66 Oct 1 #30

;-( elleng Oct 1 #31

Jane Goodall - Presidential Medal of Freedom malaise Oct 1 #32

She inspired my major in anthropology in the 70's. I started studying baboons. BComplex Oct 1 #33

RIP Jane! kimbutgar Oct 1 #34

.... markie Oct 1 #35

She delivered an address at my college. Tommy Carcetti Oct 1 #36

I remember the flood of women into everything from archaeology Warpy Oct 1 #37

An amazing human being. H2O Man Oct 1 #38

Bless her, she has always been my personal hero. blue_jay Oct 1 #39

Jane was my hero LittleGirl Oct 1 #40

Here here angrychair Oct 1 #42

What an incredible woman, what an amazing life. Passages Oct 1 #41

RIP Jane, I'm sure your climbing friends will be happy to see you. usaf-vet Oct 1 #43

Rest in peace good soul. yonder Oct 1 #44

RIP Coldwater Oct 1 #45

"" AllaN01Bear Oct 1 #46

... 2naSalit Oct 1 #47

Greta and Jane Coldwater Oct 1 #48

Passing the torch angrychair Oct 1 #56

Exactly Coldwater Oct 1 #81

A life well lived. FemDemERA Oct 1 #49

Rest in Naturd SheltieLover Oct 1 #50

Oh, no. One of my heroes too. LoisB Oct 1 #51

Go gently Jane. You did this life as well as it can be done. Jakes Progress Oct 1 #52

What an amazing and incredible woman.. virgdem Oct 1 #53

I loved her articles in the National Georgaphic and the troop she followed applegrove Oct 1 #54

She earned the designation of Great Picaro Oct 1 #55

A very great lady. stage left Oct 1 #57

Rest in peace Valerie Jane OnionPatch Oct 1 #59

Extraordinary woman I was fortunate to have heard speak. Nanjeanne Oct 1 #60

..... Trailrider1951 Oct 1 #61

A true British national treasure Evolve Dammit Oct 1 #63

Jane Clouds Passing Oct 1 #64

Me too SuzyandPuffpuff Oct 1 #65

😪 😪 😪 😪 😪 a kennedy Oct 1 #66

I Picked Up "In the Shadow of Man" at the used book store without knowing anything about her. JoetheShow Oct 1 #67

We have lost a wonderful, brilliant lady. The chimps are crying. sinkingfeeling Oct 1 #68

She's lucky. Robert Redford was lucky... BigmanPigman Oct 1 #69

Great human being Wild blueberry Oct 1 #70

I ran into her years ago at an event she had at Harrod's in London. avebury Oct 1 #71

Our loss 😓 💔 Raine Oct 1 #72

She is a treasure to our world, a gift that will keep on giving. Peace. Magoo48 Oct 1 #73

She's been a hero of mine since I was 12. Crunchy Frog Oct 1 #74

She was a hero of mine and a reason I did wildlife rehab. nolabear Oct 1 #75

May Jane Goodall Rest In Peace and May her Memory be a Blessing. n/t iluvtennis Oct 1 #76

She inspired me to an appreciation of science that led to my career Maru Kitteh Oct 1 #77

... MustLoveBeagles Oct 1 #78

This is a doozie Lulu KC Oct 1 #79

A truly gracious person with a strength beyond measure or description. A loss beyond words. Let's not forget though LT Barclay Oct 1 #80

So sad karin_sj Oct 1 #82

I loved her. murielm99 Oct 1 #83

💔😭 RIP Jane... you were one of a kind. Silver Gaia Oct 2 #85

She was an amazing human SunImp Oct 2 #86

I'm weeping. She was an idol to me. nt allegorical oracle Oct 2 #87

Hard for me too TuxedoKat Oct 2 #88

I'm heartbroken. IGoToDU Oct 2 #89

lets play it forward North Coast Lawyer Oct 2 #90

She Lived a Life of Consequence MineralMan Oct 2 #91