Steve was one of this planet's greatest diplomats of natural conservation. We can only hope that his message will be heeded by all of humanity in hopes of respecting and saving our natural world. Steve's gift of education will span generations and influence many yet to be born. He will be greatly missed by those of us who appreciated that talent and love. My heartfelt condolences to the Irwin family and all who were close to him. His life was a gift to us all.
kevnbro
I can only begin to imagine the devastation being felt by the family of Steve and I pray that they find some sort of comfort in knowing what an incredible affect Steve had on children and adults the world over.
My wife saw my face when I read the news and immediately asked me what was wrong. I was speechless. The first thing that went through my mind was that my four-year-old son had lost his first hero. In our household, even though my brother is named Steve, when my son was speaking there was only one "Steve" and that was Steve Irwin. My wife and I both had harbored the hope that our son would one day meet the great Crocodile Hunter. Our son loves all kinds of animals and he imitates Steve almost perfectly.
Croc Files is the one show that he will watch in place of
Power Rangers. When he was only two years old we would play Croc Hunter, diving onto the backs of toy crocs and wrestling them only to leap off on the count of three.
They say it's a small world and that may be true. Today, every animal lover in the world is grieving with the Irwins. One of the greatest champions of the animal kingdom left this world far too early for our liking, but perhaps because of the work he did and the example he made, a whole new generation of animal champions will step up and carry on his torch. God bless.
hazmated
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