He will be missed on many counts.
Steve will be missed all over the world. He was a wonderful ambassador for Australia. My heart goes out to his family.
Terrible news! Sorry to hear about this. He was a fascinating and fearless individual. God rest his soul.
Sorry to hear of such a tragic mishap.
His wife was raised here in Oregon and they visited from time to time.
Maybe someone can help you out as I see how many thread you are posting on the topic.
It would be nice to have a thread with all the links in the beginning of the thread as I have seen on other threads.
Hope someone can help you organize that so it is all available on one thread. Good Luck, Prayers Up.
It figures it would be something like a stingray - typically non-fatal - that would get him. As many times as he's put himself in harms way, I figured it would have been an allergic reaction to a butterfly bite or something like that.
He'll be missed - I love watching his shows with my daughter. It's been a tradition with us for several years now.
OMG! I was just reading the story on Yahoo news and clicked on thier discussion link. Those morons who post over there make the DU people look nice.
Al Jazeera reports that the Stingray was a Muslim, so Irwin's tacit support for the War in Iraq may have been to blame for this underwater jihad.
God Bless 'ya Steve....
The world is a little darker with the loss of the joyful sense of wonder he brought to millions.
OMG!!
Both children and adults learned so much about the animal world through Steve Irwin. Mr Irwin was wonderful teacher and patriot. Prayers for Mrs Irwin and the entire family.
Yes indeed, he brought joy to so many. Can you think of others who deserved to die instead of him? I can.
They just showed a clip of him and Brian Kilmead from Fox and FRiends.
Steve was wrestling a toy stuffed alligator and before the segment was over both of them were on the floor of the studio wrestling. They looked like two kids playing on the living room floor.
That is the way I want to remember him, with laughter.
Thought you might like to know how The Today Show is handling this news. Next hour, they will replay Matt Lauer's interview with Mr. Irwin, wherein Matt takes Steve to task for the crocodile/Bob incident. Clueless, tasteless, and completely unnecessary at this time. Yet one more reason they are despised.
He will be missed greatly. I think some of the stuff he did was crazy but he loved his work and he was too young to go. Prayers for his wife and family.
So very sad! He was an amazing person and I loved his TV show on the Animal Planet. Prayers for Terry and his children!
My family will miss him.
I never knew he was such a big Howard supporter, or anything about his politics whatsoever. If he'd been a leftie, he'd still have been a great and inspiring guy to me. But learning that about him makes me an even bigger fan, especially when one considers how rare such a stance is for guys of his fame and celebrity.
How many people did Irwin entertain and teach? What a great, kick ass guy. May God bless his family.
I watched his shows frequently and learned much from him. I have no doubt I will miss him very much!