Sometimes you don't realize how deeply someone touches your life until they're gone. That's how I felt yesterday when I heard about Steve Irwin's untimely and freakish death. I'd never seen more than a handful of his shows, but there I sat at the computer, with a huge lump in my throat and tears streaming down my cheeks. Like everyone else, I was in total shock.It wouldn't hurt as much if he wasn't such a passionate conservationist. He put his money where his mouth was and bought wilderness around the world to protect the animals he loved from developers. He truly was a wildlife warrior, and he used his celebrity to convince others to join in his crusade to buy wildlife habitat before it was destroyed.
There will never be a crocodile hunter quite like Steve, but hopefully someone will come along soon to fill the void. The world needs educators & entertainers like him. I don't think we can survive for long without such a passionate advocate for wildlife conservation on the air.
2 comments:
Courtenay,
I'm so glad you wrote this tribute to Steve Irwin. His death has affected me for days, but the words to describe this loss have escaped me (yea, it's that deep).
To your very well-written tribute, I will only add that my heart and respect go out to his wife Terri and their two kids. God, what a loss to them and to all of us.
He definitely touched many lives in many different ways. Almost 4,000 condolescences were posted on the animal planet website as of yesterday, and the number has surely increased since then. It's interesting to read some of the stories people share. One 12 year old even said they'd send money for the fund that's being established! Yes, and I also feel so sad for his family and for those he worked closely with ...
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