US EditionFuneral Services Conservationist Jane Goodall Held Wednesday in DC
- On Wednesday, a memorial service at Washington National Cathedral honoured Dame Jane Goodall, who died in October at age 91, with Leonardo DiCaprio delivering remarks.
- In 1977 she founded the Jane Goodall Institute and launched Roots & Shoots in 1991, which now operates in more than 60 countries, building on her transformative Tanzania research.
- Speakers and family offered readings, therapy dogs greeted attendees, and DiCaprio remarked `But beneath that fierce honesty was an unwavering faith that every voice matters, that we are all connected to the living world, and that each of us can make a difference.`
- Speakers urged that we honour Goodall by carrying forward her belief in responsibility to protect the natural world, with Merlin van Lawick pledging to carry forth her light and DeWayne "Dee" Crank noting her harmony with Navajo beliefs.
- Honors and reach underline Goodall's global stature, noting she received the Dame Commander and US Presidential Medal of Freedom, inspiring millions and empowering Roots & Shoots beneficiaries.
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Leonardo DiCaprio speaks at Jane Goodall's funeral
She was enthusiastic about nature conservation for a whole generation: Leonardo DiCaprio gave a speech at a memorial event for the deceased Jane Goodall. He praised the researcher's humanity and compassion.
Jane Goodall laid to rest in moving funeral, where adorable dogs greeted mourners and Leonardo DiCaprio spoke: ‘Absolutely unstoppable’
Pioneering wildlife conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall was laid to rest Wednesday, with friends, family and a line of rescue dogs paying their respects alongside prominent names like Leonardo DiCaprio and California Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
The funeral of British primatologist Jane Goodall, the world's leading chimpanzee expert, was held on Wednesday at Washington's National Cathedral in the presence of family and friends such as actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who honored her with emotional words. "Most people knew her as Jane Goodall, the icon, the legend, but the Jane that I had the fortune to meet was kind, curious, funny, ingenious and absolutely unstoppable," she said from the pulpi…
Leonardo DiCaprio Honors Jane Goodall at Her Funeral
Jane Goodall, the primatologist whose groundbreaking study of wild chimpanzees transformed science and inspired generations to see the natural world as kin, was remembered on Wednesday as both a visionary researcher and a moral force for the planet she devoted her life to protecting. “She reminded us that change begins with compassion and that our humanity is our greatest tool,” said the actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio, one of…
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