Dedication to the Care of Chimpanzees. Death Dr. Carole Noon passed away early in the morning on May 2, 2009, of pancreatic cancer. She was in her home at Save the Chimps and surrounded by her sisters. References External links Save The Chimps (organizational website) Deaths from pancreatic cancer Women primatologists Primatologists University of Florida alumni 2009 deaths 1949 births Keepers of animal sanctuaries 20th-century American women scientists 20th-century American anthropologists 20th-century American zoologists 21st-century American women scientists 21st-century American zoologists