Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter"

The Complete Steve Irwin Memorial Service
And An Interview With Terri Irwin
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Thank you so much to The Irwin Family for allowing us all to share in the memorial to the life of Steve Irwin, the world's beloved "Crocodile Hunter" that were televised from
"The Crocoseum" on
Tuesday 9-19-06.
The services were very beautiful, our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
I don't think I could have been any prouder of Bindi if she were my own little girl. Her courage and strength should be an enlightenment to us all. Stay strong little Bindi, Bob, and Terri; know that you and your family have the love and support of us all.
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THE CROCODILES ARE CRYING
Endless visions fill my head
... this man as large as life
And instantly my heart mourns for his angels and his wife
Because the way I see
Steve Irwin
...just put everything aside
It comes back to his family
...it comes back to his pride
His animals inclusive
..."Crikey!"
...light the place with love!
Shine his star with everything he fought to rise above
The crazy man of Khaki from the day he left the pouch
Living out his dream and in that classic "Stevo" crouch
Exploding forth with character and redefining cheek
It’s one thing to be honored as a champion unique
It’s one thing to have microphones and spotlight cameras shoved
It’s another to be taken in and genuinely loved
But that was where he had it right
...I guess he always knew
From his fathers’ modest reptile park and then Australia Zoo
We cringed at times and shook our heads
...but true to natures call
There was something very "Irwin" in the make up of us all
Yes the more I care to think of it
...the more he had it right
If you’re going to make a difference
...make it big and make it bright!
Yes...he was a lunatic!
Yes...he went head first!
But he made the world feel happy with his energetic burst
A world so large and loyal that it’s hard to comprehend
I doubt we truly count the warmth until life meets an end
To count it now I say a prayer with words of inspiration
May the spotlight shine forever on his dream for conservation
My daughter broke the news to me
...my six year old in tears
It was like she’d just turned old enough to show her honest fears
I tried to make some sense of it but whilst her Dad was trying
His little girl explained it best
she said...
“The crocodiles are crying”
Their best mate is up in heaven now
...the crocs up there are smiling!
And as sure as flowers, poems and cards and memories are piling
As sure as we’ll continue with the trademarks of his spiel
Of all the tributes worthy
...he was rough...but he was real
As sure as "Crikey!" fills the skies
I think we’ll miss you Steve
............Goodbye
Nothing Could Have Said It Any Better!
Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and conservationist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed Monday by a stingray while filming off the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.Irwin was at Batt Reef, off the remote coast of northeastern Queensland state, shooting a segment for a series called “Ocean’s Deadliest” when he swam too close to one of the animals, which has a poisonous bard on their tail, his friend and colleague John Stainton said.“He came on top of the stingray and the stingray’s barb went up and into his chest and put a hole into his heart,” said Stainton, who was on board Irwin’s boat at the time.Crew members aboard the boat, Croc One, called emergency services in the nearest city, Cairns, and administered CPR as they rushed the boat to nearby Low Isle to meet a rescue helicopter. Medical staff pronounced Irwin dead when they arrived a short time later, Stainton said.Irwin was famous for his enthusiasm for wildlife and his catchword “Crikey!” in his television program “Crocodile Hunter.” First broadcast in Australia in 1992, the program was picked up by the Discovery network, catapulting Irwin to international celebrity.He rode his image into a feature film, 2002’s “The Crocodile Hunters: Collision Course” and developed the wildlife park that his parents opened, Australia Zoo, into a major tourist attraction.“The world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist and one of the proudest dads on the planet,” Stainton told reporters in Cairns. “He died doing what he loved best and left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind. He would have said, ’Crocs Rule!”’'A huge loss to Australia' Prime Minister John Howard, who hand-picked Irwin to attend a gala barbecue to honor President Bush when he visited in 2003, said he was “shocked and distressed at Steve Irwin’s sudden, untimely and freakish death.”“It’s a huge loss to Australia,” Howard told reporters. “He was a wonderful character. He was a passionate environmentalist. He brought joy and entertainment and excitement to millions of people.”Irwin, who made a trademark of hovering dangerously close to untethered crocodiles and leaping on their backs, spoke in rapid-fire bursts with a thick Australian accent and was almost never seen without his uniform of khaki shorts and shirt and heavy boots.His ebullience was infectious and Australian officials sought him out for photo opportunities and to promote Australia internationally.Irwin’s public image was dented, however, in 2004 when he caused an uproar by holding his infant son in one arm while feeding large crocodiles inside a zoo pen. Irwin claimed at the time there was no danger to the child, and authorities declined to charge Irwin with violating safety regulations.Later that year, he was accused of getting too close to penguins, a seal and humpback whales in Antarctica while making a documentary. Irwin denied any wrongdoing, and an Australian Environment Department investigation recommended no action be taken against him.Stingrays have a serrated, toxin-loaded barb, or spine, on the top of their tail. The barb, which can be up to 10 inches long, flexes if a ray is frightened. Stings usually occur to people when they step on or swim too close to a ray and can be excruciatingly painful but are rarely fatal, said University of Queensland marine neuroscientist Shaun Collin.'Extraordinarily bad luck' Collin said he suspected Irwin died because the barb pierced under his ribcage and directly into his heart.“It was extraordinarily bad luck. It’s not easy to get spined by a stingray and to be killed by one is very rare,” Collin said.News of Irwin’s death spread quickly, and tributes flowed from all quarters of society.At Australia Zoo at Beerwah, south Queensland, floral tributes were dropped at the entrance, where a huge fake crocodile gapes. Drivers honked their horns as they passed.“Steve, from all God’s creatures, thank you. Rest in peace,” was written on a card with a bouquet of native flowers.“We’re all very shocked. I don’t know what the zoo will do without him. He’s done so much for us, the environment and it’s a big loss,” said Paula Kelly, a local resident and volunteer at the zoo, after dropping off a wreath at the gate.Stainton said Irwin’s American-born wife Terri, from Eugene, Ore., had been informed of his death, and had told their daughter Bindi Sue, 8, and son Bob, who will turn 3 in December.The couple met when she went on vacation in Australia in 1991 and visited Irwin’s Australia Zoo; they were married six months later. Sometimes referred to as the “Crocodile Huntress,” she costarred on her husband’s television show and in his 2002 movie.The Melbourne-born naturalist's "Crocodile Hunter" program was first broadcast in Australia in 1992 and is shown around the world on the Discovery cable network. Irwin also starred in movies and helped develop the Australia Zoo wildlife park, north of Brisbane, which was started by his parents Bob and Lyn Irwin.Marine experts said the stingray was about 8 feet across with a jagged, 10-inch barb on its tail.Irwin is survived by his U.S.-born wife, Terri, daughter Bindi, 8, and three-year-old son Bob. The above written statements were received via press release. September 4, 2006 .. ..