Reply #37: Just Learned This--A Total, Shocking Tragedy [View All]

[Hidden Stillness]

I just learned of this about an hour ago, when CNN Headline News channel started running it across the bottom of the screen as a breaking news headline, confirmed by Australian media. I was totally shocked, and it took several readings of it before I absorbed it. I really liked Steve Irwin's genuine love for animals. This one was "beautiful," that one was "a beauty," just a true, enthusiastic appreciation for them all. I remember one wonderful episode of "The Crocodile Hunter" following the long illness and death of Irwin's beloved dog, of cancer, and another of the death of one of the animals at the Australian Zoo that the Irwin family has run for I think two generations, and when they buried the animal, Irwin cried, wept openly--I loved it, because I also know the love of animals. I know Teri and the rest of the family must be crushed and disbelieving, grieving, and I hope they recover from this shocking tragedy. I also wonder what will become of the management of the Zoo, as this was such a sudden loss. Steve Irwin was one of my favorite animal lovers and teachers, right up there with Jane Goodall. This shows you what death is--it is always so sudden; you never know.