PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- It was an emotional day for more than 1,000 students, educators and community leaders who gathered Wednesday morning, poised to hear Jane Goodall speak.

"The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, UN messenger of peace and the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes," Erin McCombs from the Jane Goodall Institute announced to the crowd.

"Shock" is the word that kept coming up after news broke of her death . What was meant to be a celebration of new life planting trees for the future turned into a moment of gratitude and honor for the legacy Goodall left behind.

"I cried. I wanted to meet her my whole life. She's always been a hero to me. I would do lots of p

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