Farewell mate,we have been a richer world for having known you,and my children and grandchildren have benefitted from having a real life hero for a role model.Our sincere and heartfelt thoughts are with his family .God bless you and thanks for sharing this larger than life man with the rest of us.The Wooderson family

I have been reading the comments about Steve Irwin's sad ending with mixed feelings. I feel heartbreak for his family who have suffered a great personal loss in such a sudden and unexpected manner. However the trend of the comments about the life of Steve leave me disturbed.To put it in perspective he, when all is said and done was a SHOWMAN.His stock in trade was to portray an Ocka image which captured the imagination of the,mainly young, audiences both at home and abroad. I have often cringed at his manner and actions, particularly during interviews in the USA. He was certainly not an Icon nor a true role model of what this country is all about.Now we are hearing about a State Funeral. I think that the idea is absurb.

Alamo

shame shame shame. Ocka is a term we are now proud to use thanks to Steve. He put QLd on the map in the states. Hell if it wasn't for him, Beerwah wouldn't have flourished as well as it did. He was always genuine. The Showman behaviour - what showman behaviour. He was himself, no put on, that was how he was 24 hours a day. Just watch the interviews and memories of him, so many people say that what we saw on camera is what you go in person. It is a tragic thing that has happened. A freak occurence that should never have happened. but remember what the police said - he did nothing to provoke the animal. think of his family. how would they feel to hear all of this just days after his death. He flirted with danger, but he was just doing was he was brought up to do. read the newspapers, listen to the newscasters on the TV and actually pay attention to what they say before you post any negative commnets about his great man. give the legend a state funeral. he has done so much and given so much it's the least the country could do for him and his family. What an inspiration he has been to us all, and how proud will it make his kids when they are older, to see how much love the country had for thier father.

The world has lost a great and good man.

It times like these when I wonder about the ways of the "Almighty". I can think of a lot of corrupt old fogies that the world would be better off without. But Steve Irwin - it's hard to understand why he was "taken" so young.

I was in tears when I heard of his death and I've never in his show on TV. It was never given an airing here in Melbourne as far as I know.

My heartfelt sympathy to his family, friends, collegues, and employees.

DAKADAKA
I was very careful not to write ill of Steve Irwin in my post and cannot
find anything which would be offensive to his family but you choose to think otherwise. To go into more detail, the comments which I referred to appeared in this and a related thread." A foundation or similar should be set up." " A statue should be erected." " A Princess Di like happening." " A State Funeral." I believe all the above to be absurd and/or inappropriate.
Yes I have read/seen/listened to the media about this man and I had read/seen/listened to the same media castigate in no uncertain manner the unfortunate "baby" incident

I just hope now Steve is now no longer with us that Terry stays in Australia with the kids and carry on his great work...

I would be so dissappointed if she took the kids back to America and they lose touch with their roots and the home of their father..

Steves memory will live on and hopefully he has passed some of his passion for the conservation of wildlife onto to us, the Australian people so that he didnt die in vain...