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SR0487
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, Jane Goodall, Ph.D., who passed away on October
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1, 2025, was a world-renowned ethologist, conservationist, and
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humanitarian best known for her 65-year study of wild
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chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania; in the latter part of her
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life, she expanded her focus and became a global advocate for
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human rights, animal welfare, species and environmental
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protection, and many other crucial issues; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall was born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall
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to Mortimer Herbert Morris-Goodall and Margaret Myfanwe
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(Joseph) Goodall in London, England on April 3, 1934; she was
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raised in Bournemouth, England, and she developed her passion
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for studying wildlife from early childhood; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall began her study of the wild
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chimpanzees at Gombe, Tanzania on July 14, 1960; her field
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studies led her to developing a unique understanding of
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chimpanzee behavior, including mating rituals, parenting, and
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warfare, and making the ground-breaking discovery that
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chimpanzees use tools; in recognition of the contributions she
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was making to science, she was accepted into a doctoral
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program without an undergraduate degree by the University of
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Cambridge in 1961, subsequently earning a Ph.D. in Ethology in
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1965; her observations, covered across a series of long-form

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articles she penned for National Geographic in the 1960s and
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1970s, revolutionized humankind's understanding of and
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connection to wild animals; her work also led to Tanzania
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designating the Gombe Stream Reserve as a national park in
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1978; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute
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(JGI) in 1977 to initially support research at Gombe, and it
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has evolved into one of the world's largest nonprofit global
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research and conservation organizations, with 25 JGI offices
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operating diverse programs around the world; she next founded
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Roots & Shoots, her global humanitarian and environmental
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program for young people of all ages; her program, which began
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as an initiative in 1991 with 12 high school students in
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Tanzania, has expanded into 75 countries; more recently, she
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founded the Jane Goodall Legacy Foundation in 2017, ensuring
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the ongoing stability of the core programs she created; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall became a celebrated author, writing
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32 books, including 15 children's books; her most recent
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publication, The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying
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Times, which expressed her optimism for the future of
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humankind, was published in 2021 and has been translated into
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more than 20 languages; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall was the recipient of a number of

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accolades, including being named a United Nations Messenger of
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Peace, made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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(DBE), and awarded the United States Presidential Medal of
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Freedom by President Joseph R. Biden Jr., France's La Legion
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d'honneur, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science,
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Japan's Kyoto Prize, the Ghandi-King Award for Nonviolence,
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the Medal of Tanzania, and the Tyler Prize for Environmental
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Achievement; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall is survived by her son, Hugo Eric
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Louis van Lawick; her sister, Judy Waters; and three
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grandchildren; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Goodall leaves a legacy of courage,
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conviction, and conservation, and her life's work will
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continue through the organizations she established and the
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countless individuals she inspired; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 3,
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2026 as Jane Goodall Day in the State of Illinois in
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recognition of the life and work of Jane Goodall, Ph.D. and the
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importance of conservation, sustainability, and living in
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peace with our environment.

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