your not the only one i'm 15 and i cry all the time he really inspired me to be what i could and do the best in life i feel so empty

ME TOO. I'M VERY VERY VERY SAD.WHY THIS KIND OF THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE...........?

I'm so glad other people are sharing the same feelings. Steve's death has affected me on so many different levels. I don't understand why someone so loving, caring and honest would be taken from us so early. I don't understand why someone who was doing such good work for the whole world had to go away. I don't understand why a dad who loved his kids so much was taken from them. There are SO many dads who don't have a connection with their daughters in particular. Yet, here was a dad who truly valued his daughter and loved her and now he's gone. Why?! Why did he have to die when his son was only 2? My son is the same age and his birthday is just a few days after Little Bob's. I can't imagine how hard that is for Terri. Every day I wake up thinking of her and how she had to wake up and remember anew that Steve's gone. It makes me cry just thinking about it. I want to pay tribute to him by living every day "full on" like he did but to be honest, I'm just learning how to do that. Thanks Steve, for everything you taught us...not only about animals but also about life and love!

I'm a 16 year old guy from Holland, and even here many people cried, and i'm very stressed too, but nobody really understands me here, most people don't know him, so they think i'm overdoing it.....
but it really is sad

im 15 it gets to me loads ive had a good cry it makes me sad every time i see a picture but some people make little jokes and it makes me so angry but he will be mist dearly not just from his family but to his fans and friends

I know the hurt will dull, but it doesn't make it any easier. I will keep praying for the Irwin family. Now it's time to start saving for a trip to Australia.

Ed Dowdy
Fithian IL USA

You are not alone. I am a 41 year old physics instructor from Illinois. I am deeply upset over the death of the only hero I have ever had. I have been weeping over his death for a week now and my grief does not seem to be waning. I will always love the man that was Steve Irwin. I am so very sad and angry because of his death. He was the greatest warrior for wildlife conservation that we have ever had, and he was a genuinely kind and gentle human being. I will not let Steve’s memory fade and I will do my part to help continue his work in preserving wildlife.

I feel the same way as all of you. Over this past week, I have been trying to look at life differently. I even had a dream that Steve came to me and told me to live life to the fullest and do everything I can with a passion. I am going to try to remember that every day. He was just such a good person that I think a lot of people could relate to. Also, I think of him as a modern day St. Francis with how he so loved the animals. Just such a good person. God Bless Him for all he did.

Don't be sorry about your grief, because that is what you are feeling. I am a 46 year old wife & mother and our household has been in shock & mourning since my Mom called me the morning it happened. We have been watching Steve since my 18 year old son was a small boy -he always said when he was old enough, he wanted to travel to Austrailia & visit Steve's zoo & study under him. Our thoughts and prayers are with Terri, Bindi, Bob, Steve's father & other family & friends who must be going through a horrible time. A light has gone out in the world with the loss of Steve Irwin. We love you Steve...you inspired us.

I absolutely understand where you are coming from. I am 38 and have loved watching Steve over the years. We got to know Steve and his family so much so that they seem like part of our extended family. I have been in shock and disbelief since the news of Steve's death. He has inspired so many people all across the world. I feel blessed from all the things Steve shared with us. It is my opinion that Steve was one of the true hero's in the world. Try as I may to put words together to express how I feel, no words seem to come close at trying to describe the sadness and great loss that I feel. I am so glad to know that I am not alone feeling this way.

No, your not alone. I may only be 14 years old but I have been glued to the television ever since I kan remeber.. He was a great hero of mine, and I still cant beleve that he's gone.. And I feel likse I didn't aprisiate him enough when he was alive.. ever since he died I cry my selfe to sleep almost every night.. and every time i think of him i get goosebums ( I'm not sure how i write that word) so I'm reel sad but none of my friends accualy understand how u'm feeling.. and I'm gonna greef for a loooong time... and I want people from around the world to see my site I made about him in great greef.. the name of it is

www.piczo.com/memoryofsteveirwin

Pleace visit it and sign my guestbook. I would appreciate it. And other people that visit it can understand how you feel..

From Eline,a BIG Steve Irwin fan from Norway

I was hooked the first time I saw Steve "talk" about a rattler in Arizona back in 1999. I wondered who this excessively energetic guy was, acting like he'd had wayyyy to much coffee. I wondered how this female (possibly a co-worker?) who was with him could put up with his antics! He was out of control! I loved it. Then I found out the female was his wife! That was the reason I saw her watching his antics with a few eyerolls and amusement. She was a hoot as well being exactly the opposite of what he was. My family always thought I was a tad bit weird by enjoying watching Steve Irwin in action. I see I'm not the only one. Steve was like a personal friend. Someone I could relate to with his humour and antics. Someone you knew wasn't a fake or a putton. He was real. His tears were real.

You aren't alone not believing he is really gone. It's been a week, and I'm still crying.
I cannot imagine what his family is going through; his wife, his children, his Father.
My heart tears for their pain.

Steve left us in style though. If he had lived out his life as an old and decrepid croc hunter with lots of tales, we would long have forgotten him and his teachings. For him to leave us this way, we will appreciate what he has tried to teach us and always remember. In this way of dying, he has become Saint Steven the croc hunter.

Love you forever Steve. If sending $$ to Wildlife Warriors is what will continue your legacy.. then count me in for the long haul.

I would like to see everyone join in with a lit candle for a moment of silence for Steve.

What say you all? Has anyone planned this yet or got the ball rolling?
Lets do it! Someone name a day and time

Thank goodness I'm not the only one feeling this way. I'm a 40-year-old mom from Algonquin, IL, USA and I have cried every day since I found out. Almost every thought has revolved around the world's loss and his poor family. Saturday I cried during the entire trip to visit to my extended family 150 miles away. I, too, have been embarrased by this reaction to someone I have never met. But it felt like Steve and Terri invited us into their lives and shared it with us. Just like we invited them into our homes every time we watched them.

Kelly Madsen

I have to agree, it has been a week and I can not stop thinking about Steve. I watched Animal Planet yesterday and taped the shows and cried. I wondered if Murray, Arco, Charlie and the other cros. would know that Steve was no longer around to keep them on their feetand having them work for their food.I do not think that anyone else will ever have the effect on animals that STeve Irwin had- he was truly one of a kind. I read the responses that people are writting in and I start crying all over again. I do not think I have been affected by anyone's death quiet like this- I also can not bear the thought that I will never see a new Croc. Hunter series. I do hope that Animal Planet will continue to run the re-runs. I learned alot from listening to Steve and Terri on their show.I even picked up some of Steve little cute sayings. My thoughts are with Terri, Bindi, Robert and Steve's father.
Steve- the world will miss you and you will never be forgotten.
Debbe from Texas
I really feel like I have lost a best friend and family member.

When sudden deaths pass like Steve's it just makes me realize how much "every day is a gift from God". People pass sometimes and we don't understand why. I don't know if people heard of the pastor in Texas who died in front of his whole congregation a couple of years ago. His name was Kyle Lake and he was electricuted by the mike while baptizing someone. His sermon that morning included how everyone should live there day the best they can for "life is truly a gift". Who would have known he would be taken from them right then in front of their eyes. Like Steve's passing..it was unexplainable. But I know everyday is another gift..and we should all live it the best way we know how. For most people here it will be how Steve influenced us and we will continue his legacy by helping wildlife. Being able to be a part of wildlife is also a gift.

I am sitting here watching Steve on Animal Planet, and I am still in denial that he's gone. My family loves him...for his message about conservation, his amazing energy, and his love for family. My 3 year old does her best Steve Irwin impression by jumping on my husband's back and saying, "I'm taking this big crocodile to a safe place now...come on crocodile." He left a mark on us all.

I, too, am devastated. I was totally unprepared for the surprise/shock of his death and also for how strongly I feel about it. I have been crying for days and very depressed. You don't get better than Steve Irwin and I, too, am confused about why this had to happen. I kept thinking, "why couldn't it go something like: he got stung but pulled the the barb out narrowly escaping death and the tv crew visits him in the hospital where he says, "crikey, that was a close one!" Why did such a genuine, selfless, amazing person have to go? What an incredible person; what an enormous loss for the world. Based on what I read, in the four weeks before his death, he spent quality, intimate time with his father and family studying crocodiles. His father said that he was very peaceful and happy. His death was quick and without prolonged pain or suffering. He was in a beautiful environment doing what he loved to do. I think that if it was his time to go (apparently it was), I think it was a testament to who he was that the Universe allowed him to be with his family like that before he died, to die quickly doing what meant the most to him...his reputation is not tarnished becuase he didn't do anything risky or wrong...the wildlife he so cherished cannot be blamed either and so his message can remain strong. I think that if he had to go, it was the best possible way for him personally and also for his message to remain strong. I hope I am making sense. None of this takes away the pain of him being gone forever though...forever, how can that be? I just don't know how to cope, how to go on knowing that this incredible individual is gone forever. This is what's so hard. He lived my dream and it was good knowing he was out there. I felt safer knowing he was fighting the fight. It's not about me though. It's a loss for the earth, for the animals, for the world, for his family...and, yes, for me and my family too. I am so sad. My heart aches.

Hi, again,

I forgot to write that I share so much of what everyone has written here. I feel so empty too. I can't understand why he had to go. He was such an inspiration. His death has affected me on so many different levels too...I am suddenly awake. I have to do better. He changed everything. He set the bar. God, his poor family. I am so sorry for their loss.

His buddy John S. said it best. He crammed about ten lifetimes into his 44 years.....he sure did a lot of things that man.......he accomplished so much stuff its truly amazing.
thanks you Steve for allowign us to know you and for the whole of your family and the Zoo sharing the last several years with us all these wonderful thing you have all done, and for touching us so deeply with your compassion, love and strength.....we love and miss you...

Don't you guys see? He maybe gone physically but he's still alive in each one of us. Though the "love" has passed, we remain none the less his work. Take care of the crocs and the wildlife, donate/volunteer wherever you can..Steve lives..you just have to look for him in other ways....

I too still have a hard time coming to grips with his death. I never met him personally, wished I had such an opportunity. Yet still he touched my heart in a genuine manner. Watching he and Terri together...their love, tears me up inside. See the pride he has for his children, his wife, his family, friends...mankind, just so incredibly touching. His love of life so real. I have learned so much about animals, he captured my interest from the get go. I loved watching him on Leno, and when he subbed for Regis...lol. Gosh, that man could make me smile from ear to ear!!!!

The eyes are the window to the soul...his were full of passion, love, compassion, truth, and an energy that is truly rare and heaven sent! I cannot even imagine how much his family and extended family at the zoo, and animal planet are suffering. I, that only knew him from afar feels such a deep void, I cannot imagine what those so dear to him feel.

Much love in prayers to all he has touched near or far...you will so sorely be missed ((((Steve)))) you are a true role model to mankind, an ordinary bloke with an extraordinary flare.

Lisa 40 MA USA

It's funny you mentioned the death of Princess Diana, becuase that's the exact example I have used to decribe the way Steve's death has made me feel. The passing of both these incredible people left me shattered. I cried for two days over Steve & still well up when I think of him & his family. It's so much harder when someone so good & full of life is taken from this world too soon. He was like a Superhero. Nothing should have been able to take him down.
Tania, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I am so glad that I am not the only one to have such a hard time coming to terms with his passing. I too cried when Princess Diana died, but this has really hit me hard. My 17 year old daughter refuses to watch any of his programs, or even read any of the articles that I have cut out regarding his passing. I went to the store today for a few items, and when I saw the People magazine about Steve, I checked out...by the time I got back home I had forgotten 3 or 4 items that I had gone to get. I had go so destracted and depressed that I couldn't even remember the reason I was there. Steve introduced us to the Bearded Dragons years ago, and since then we have had 3...Now when I look at them, all I do is cry because were it not for him, I know we would not have them! I am 45 years old and would love to live in Australia so that I could go to the Zoo and pay my respects to the family. I cannot even imagine to know what Terri is going through. I do know that right now she is being strong for her children. Please wherever you all are do not forget about her and the pain she is going through. She will be numb for a year or so, then when family and friends start to trickle off the pain and suffering will really begin. My prayer is that her Zoo family will continue to rally around her for many years to come. God be you Terri, Bendi, Bob and the rest of the family. My prayers will always be with you. I love you as if you were my own family

I am a 44 year old banker and I too have been saddened beyond belief by the death of Steve Irwin. I never met the man, yet I am grieving. For the first several days, I was even a bit ashamed of myself for being completely heartsick for the loss of someone I never even met. The fact is, why shouldn't we be greived over the loss of such a wonderful human being? With all the filthy trash that comes into my home over the cable wires, occasionally I catch a glimpse of someone real, someone who is truly welcome in my home. Steve Irwin was such a man. A loving, sincere, honorable, brave and dedecated man who also supplied many, many belly laughs. (With him, not at him) It has been said that "no man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child." The word "animal" can be used in addition to the word "child" in that saying. Steve Irwin stood as one of the tallest men on the planet in this respect and won the admiration and love of most everyone who saw him, simply by being brave enough to follow his heart and be himself. What a priceless gift and example he has left his children! I write this with tears in my eyes and a smile on my face. Some day we will all be able to think of him without the tears each time, eventually it will be the just the smile. Until then we will just have to grieve. This planet lost a good bloke and good blokes are what makes the world go 'round. May God bless the Irwin family and keep them in his loving arms.

From:
North Carolina - USA

I know that I am only one person but maybe I can help. I know that Steve is with his family and his fans. He knows how each and all of us are hurting and missing him. He is with his mother and thoes that have gone before him and they are all having a wonderful reuion. He left us all a wonderful legacy and a Challenge, a challenge to treat all of gods creatures both animal and human with love and kindness. Steve was always "Steve" he was honest he had no pretence and nothing to hide. May we all be blessed to have that wonderful gift. I know that if we all learn to love one another, not only for our good things but also our flaws and we learn to love our earth. I know that we would not had let Steve down, and through our actions he will live on and on. Lets not forget the wonderful example that was Steve Irwin.
And do our part!
and always remember CROC'S RULE!

I live in Australia, am 41 and am still crying every time I see things in the news about it. There's going to be a big public memorial here and I want to take my kids to it- today we joined a fund for saving animals and I'm setting up a monthly donation to the Wildlife Warriors fund. I know I didn't appreciate him enough when he was around and I feel rotten for that, I'm constantly sad for Bindi and Bob- they released an interview this week where he'd said how he would hate for the kids to grow up without their dad and I'm standing in the supermarket just crying. I'm crying now. I keep wishing that I could just wake up and it not be true. I don't understand it and I'm not really trying to, all I know is that it's the worst I've ever, ever felt with a public loss like this.

Terri, I'm sorry that I didn't appreciate Steve enough when he was alive. I'm sorry that your kids have lost their dad and that you have lost an amazing partner who so obviously loved you and the kids more than anything else on the planet. He touched so many lives...

You're certainly not alone. I haven't been able to stop crying since I found out. I'm very sad about this. I've been a huge fan of Steve's for years. I'm also a huge fan of Terri's and my heart just goes out to her and the entire Irwin family. He was such a great example for everyone. His legacy will live on forever.
We love you Steve.

Hello to songburdy1, first off. I'm just 20 miles south of you, and I too am having a tough time.

I feel sad for so many reasons: for his beloved family, each of them for so many reasons. For his dear friends and his colleagues at the zoo. For the animals, both personal friends of his and those of the world.

And for all of us.

I cry every day for him. Not because I think there are people who deserve to die and those who don't. We all die. That's nature, and there is no deserving or not deserving. And I'm not mad at the ray. It was a conjunction of circumstances that no one would ever imagine--and yet they happen. I've already been through that kind of loss, personally.

So I guess what it is that is so hard for me and so many of us is that we sometimes see--oh, so rarely see!--someone whose true innocence and goodness of spirit is just right there in your face. Steve Irwin was not a saint--who is? But there are some folks who are genuine, who wear their hearts on their sleeve, and who have such passion and caring that their impact almost bypasses your brain and goes straight into your soul.

That's what my experience of him was, and that's why I cry a lot and think of him and his dear family and friends every day.

galoux

You can't forget Steve because he was such an honest, caring and loving man. He was the type of person we all try to be. Pleas find comfort that he is with God in Heaven and with Jesus. That is what we are all here on earth to do, help others and share God's message. And boy did he do that with taking care of all God's Creatures. Hi is now home, he is in no pain, he is happier then he could have ever been on earth, and he has shed his humanly body for his heavenly one. Please look to God's word 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 is a big help, so is most of the new testament. God Bless You and may you have peace. I know Terri is a Christian find peace in knowing she also knows he is home and in a better place. God felt his work is done here, now its our turn to carry on for him. God Bless You!

I'm 44, married, and live in Wyoming.I'm so glad I'm not alone in struggling with the loss of Steve. In fact, I'm crying as I type this.The world has lost a bright star and the animal kingdom a champion. The one comfort I have is knowing Steve must be smiling down seeing how much of an impact his work has made and that his work will continue.
Rest well, steve, you've earned it.

I completely agree! I am a happily married woman of 15 years with 4 wonderful children. And I was starting to think that maybe the news of Steve's passing just happened to come coincidently at the onset of a mid life crisis? I CANNOT stop crying! To be honest I would really like to stop. I just can't shake images of him doing what he did, passionatly showing his love of life, every life. He was a role model like no other. He gave himself so completely to everytrhing he did. He was a parent that lovingly taught respect for everything in this world, A spouse that had unwaivering love that spilled from him when he looked at Terri, and a child that had the utmost amiration for his parents. The world does not have enough people like that, and I feel like "WHY", "Why did HE have to go ?!" I'm a good person with alot of good in my life but to be honest I would have given my life for his. My life will never have half the meaning as his did. It's almost like "survivors guilt". "Why" I can't stop asking myself this. He shouldn't have left yet, He deserved more, his family deserved more. Don't get me wrong I've lost people from my life on a very personal level. Yet, it has never affected me like this. It just seems so unfair, unfair to his family, unfair to his zoo, unfair to all the animals he so faitfully tried to teach us about. Maybe his passing will cause us all to look inward and try to be more like him. I hope so.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
USA

I,m with all of you! when I saw CNN on Labor Day
and they were saying that Steve was killed by
a stingray,my response was,"what?!They,ve got to
be kidding!" Steve was my age, and he,s the second person to pass on this year of whom I admired,my favorite gospel muscian passed away
on Steve,s birthday this year and he was only
44 yrs.old as well and left behind two teen boys
and his wife,parents,and brothers, that favorite
gospel muscian was Anthony Burger, like Steve,news of his passing was quite shocking! He
had a massive heart attack while doing what he loved,playing piano! Both of these dear men died
doing what they loved, but I still can,t believe that they,re gone! I don,t think I ever
will! I live in Northern Maine,i,ll be 45 next month. My heart goes out to the families of both
of these men. I met Anthony Burger in person a
few times, but never met Steve ever,but I still
felt as if I knew them all my life!

I feel the same way. I have been crying all week, I thought there was something wrong with me as well. I feel like I have lost a good friend and family member and I am 58 yrs young. Steve was such an amazing person, He made me laugh and cry sometimes at the same time. I remember how sad he was when his croc Mary died, He showed such emotion it made me cry with him. Steve Irwin a bright light in an otherwise dreary world.
Cheryl

I still have a hard time beleiving that he's gone. I was told by my mom and just stared at her like she was lieing to me or something. Even today after watching all the shows they've been airing it feels like he's still here. Which in a way he is. It's really hard to listen to my 4 year old say look mom it's the crocodile hunter, brings tears to my eyes. I hope everyone will make it through this ok. i know it's hard but we must help be the voice for the animals now, until Bindi takes Steve's place I hope the family will continue in Steve's footsteps, as I hope my chldren will do the same. I believed in steve and will continue to do so until my day comes, then I will finally live out my dream and meet the great Steve Irwin. Everyone please take care and grieve until you feel you can go on. I understand that you can grieve for someone you have never met, because you feel he's a part of you, and that's not stupid in anyway.
Take care
Danielle
Minnesota USA

You aren't alone, (as if you hadn't noticed by the multitudes of people all over the WWW who have posted replies)!
We have been Irwin fans from the get-go. We went and saw the Collision Course movie at the theater, bought it on DVD, and watch the show as much as we can...everything from the Croc Diaries to Confidential. Even more so the past 10 days. We watched the tribute on Saturday night, and cried through the whole thing. We cried for the loss of Steve, we cried for Terri and the babies, but most of all, I think, we cried for Steve's dad. How horrible to lose your wife, then your son, to a cause your family loved.
I think it's incredible how many people all over the world loved Steve & his family..men, women, children. My husband is a redneck with a capital, backwards cap wearing R, and he loved Steve as much as me and our daughter did..and we're animal rights down to our toenails. Steve caused my husband to totally quit hunting. He said it just didn't feel right to purposely kill something, even for food, when you could just go to the grocery store. He said from what he's seen on Croc Hunter, development was doing a pretty good job of wiping things out, and didn't need his help. Steve even stopped my husband from smashing every spider he saw!
Yes, Steve Irwins death is usually one of the first things I remember when I wake up in the morning, and it pops into my head throughout the day. I was grateful for a headcold last week, as I didn't have to explain my runny nose & eyes to anyone. They thought it was my allergies...it really was tears for Steve & his family, the Australia Zoo, and the animal world. I'm sure God has his reasons, but it doesn't make it any easier to accept.
I figured Noah, St Francis, Jacques Cousteau, and John Denver would be enough!

I am as well. I just tried to read one or two of the responses here, and started crying again. I go home and can't turn to any other program except his. I'm serching the internet for any stories I can come across, just to feel closer to Steve. This has been devastating for me, so I can just imagine how his family and friends are feeling. This has been a tragedy I certainly did not see coming. I guess God wanted to be as close to Steve as we all did. God Bless the legacy that Steve has left behind. I hope they never stop showing his programs. He will be certainly missed by this Hawaiian girl.

Your not alone, and no you do not need help. I am a 31-year-old mother of three and I have cried since I found out a week ago. Searching desperately that it was some cruel hoax, to no avail. I have had a hard time myself. I feel as if I have lost a family member or close friend of my own, unfortunately I never had the pleasure of meeting him. I loved his love and zest for life, it made me feel good to watch him, his excitement filled the room when the TV was on, just like he was there in person. He had one of those wonderful full-hearted personalities that I wish more people in this world had. He had a show, sure but did he forget his goal in life and let his head get too big, nope not Steve the show was just a bonus on expressing his love to the world outside the zoo. He was an awesome man...I will cry for him until I can cry no more but even then I will never, ever, forget him. Traci

i have to agree with all of you steve irwin was very inspiring and i've been having a difficult time dealing with his sudden death too "crikey" i'm going to miss him .and all our hearts and prayers go out to his whole family.

I understand how all of you feel. I keep wondering when life will go back to normal. Before Steve died I had never visited these forums, now I come to read the new comments at least a couple of times a day.
Steve was more than a television personality, even more than a hero to me. It is because of him that I am who I am today. I graduated in May with a BS in animal biology and I am now seeking my master's in zoology. It was Steve's enthusiasm that made me take my love of animals and turn it into my life's work. Steve if you are up there watching us right now, just know that I know I owe my future to you and I want you there with the rest of my family to greet me when I walk through those gates.
Jenni

I was working today and passed the magazine rack: so when I saw him on the cover of people, my eyes started welling up again and im still in shock he is GONE! Just so hard to believe no more Croc Diaries, no more shows. I cant believe someone killed ten stingrays! IF they are so called "fans" of steve's, they didnt know him very well! He would NOT be happy about that! If we all know steve the way we felt we knew him, he had NO animosity toward the stingray that ended his life! Even up in heaven, hes saying "what a beautiful creature mate". So No you are not alone! We all feel the pain of his loss! You have to grieve as you feel!

Me, too.
You are not alone. Men, women, children of all ages are having great difficulty coping with Steve Irwin's death.
I am like judycook, in that I also feel that my husband is getting sick of me feeling so bad about Steve's death. And that I must also be a closet mourner.
I also need closure. We don't have Animal Planet, so I can only watch it at the neighbor's.
It seems there are so many mourners all around the world. I thought at first I was the only one.
I even prayed for God to raise him from the dead. I asked God to send Billy Graham or someone to the funeral to pray and raise him from the dead.
Of course that is not God's will, but I was so heartbroken I begged God to do it anyway.
Sometimes it is so hard to accept that God knows best, and our friend is really gone. Even though I never met him, I too, like so many of you, feel the loss as if he were a family member. I don't even know why that is, but it does help to know that it is not just me.
Thank you to all who have shared here. We can all help each other grieve and cope with his death. Hopefully we can help each other begin to heal.
And we can all pray for Terri, Bindi, Bob, Grandpa Bob, Wes, and all who mourn for Steve Irwin.

I feel the same way. I still can't believe this happened. I keep hoping it's a hoax. Please tell me it's a hoax and we can have Steve back. I don't understand why someone like Steve would be taken from the world. Why, why did this happen. Why would someone like Steve be taken from the world?

My life has forever been changed by Steve. He has inspired joy, enthusiasm, passion, hope, among so many other positive things. He has left an impression on my life which will never fade. Steve, I will honor you in the way I live my life. I will never forget. I look forward to the day when I can shake your hand and say thank you.

Such a comfort to know I'm not alone.. I too have admired this simple and genuine man since I first saw him. I wake up each morning and I'm ok for a brief moment until I remember he's gone and we won't see his like again; I've asked God 'why', and the only thing that comes to mind is something a wise priest told me years ago when I asked the same question about someone else who passed too soon and too suddenly -"we're not made for this life, but for the next". I try to cling to that, but suddenly this life seems so empty. I know he died doing what he loved, and it surely must have been 'his time', for to have been struck by such a gentle creature directly into his heart. Here was a kind, gentle soul himself who was all heart; all his bright light gone from our world. My heart breaks for Terri; I wish I could have known a love so deep...and sweet Bindi, who lit up the screen when she spoke of her daddy. Dear Baby Bob-you hardly got to know him, but you and your sister are his legacy and will surely carry on where he left off. God bless you all, and thank you for this forum where I can be among people who feel the same deep sense of loss. "Love ya mate, see you someday on the Other Side"
Linda

I'm having a terrible time, too, and spend hours online, reading forums, checking out the AZ. I don't get it. I'm 44, mother of six, writer. Why on earth do I feel so saddened by the death of Steve Irwin, whose shows I saw only occasionally? I think that his kindness and passion just permeated his personality, so that we feel as if we knew him personally. If he were to show up at my house, I'm sure I'd feel like an old friend had come by. As a mother, my heart breaks for Terri and the children. I married a widower when his boys were 3 and 4...such a tragedy, not to have time to know a beloved parent. Anyway, I'm relieved to hear that others feel this sense of loss and heartbreak. It makes me feel better, as if I'm not losing my mind. Godspeed to the Irwin family, where ever the journey now takes them. Steve's heart will surely be with them.

I am another person who cannot shake the loss of Steve Irwin. It was the Monday it happenned when my friend came to my house to stil, watch tv, hang out and talk like every otehr week. He walks int eh door and says to myself and my mom as she left. "Did you guys hear? Steve Irwin is dead." I was floored. I could not believe. I turned on teh TV to watch the news. It was just so ahrd to believe. He always seemed so full of life, eharty. Even though he was older, I expected to be watching him on my deathbed. As the days have passed, i still keep thinking about steve. MY gradfatehr's words keep coming back to me when a friend of his died "Another Good Man Gone". That is how I feel about Steve.

There are times when I see the memorial on the animal planet and it is a struggle to hold back the tears. As I am as I write this post. I guess that it was the compassion, the kindess he displayed for all life that has effected me soo much. I watch the croc hunter shows still and have done so in repeats since before his death. Now, i still enjoy the show but there is a definite sadness in me and I try to remember that Steve would have wanted people to carry on his work.

To love all of nature and preserve and comserve it for the future. Steve Irwin was one of my hero's. A man that made a true difference in this world and so many people lives. I remind myself as I choke back the tears, I am saddenned for what Steve's family and clsoe friends have lost, what the world has lost and i have lost, not for Steve. He loved life, lived it for the fullest and died doing what he loved most. But it seems small comfort, somedays all I can think is that the world is much poorer place without Steve and that A good man is gone.

Chad
Pennsylvania

You're not alone I feel the same I haven't mentioned this to anyone except one person and she sort of laughed at me. The last time I was this upset over a celeb passing was Princess Di.

At least we get to watch the services on animal plant and be able to have some sort of closure.

I am extremely suprised to see the extensive amount of people who have responded to this post. I am a 21 yr old college student from Florida and have never really been very social because I just cant seem to find other people who share my interests, which are the same as Steve's. I cry and I cry and I cry... everyday. I am sad for Steve's family and sad that he will not be there to teach his children, first hand, his passion for wildlife and conservation, just as his father taught him. I feel so alone, because like I said... I have a hard time finding people who share my interests. I dont know anyone who isnt shocked and saddened by this tragety, but I also dont know any one personally who shares my extreme grief. I hope to continue the legacy that Steve was a part of and I know that if I can be just 15% of what Steve Irwin was as a 'Wildlife Warrior' then I will be a major success. You are not alone and admitting that you feel this way has opened the door for hundreds of others to express that they feel the same way and now I know I am not alone either. Crocs Rule!
Brittany Smith
Naples Florida

I had to reply also. I am in the same boat as the rest of the people here, having a hard time accepting his death as reality. I am 39 and can truly appreciate where Steve was coming from. I mean when I first started watching Crocodile Hunter what struck me was how someone could be THAT enthusiastic about Snakes and Reptiles! This couldn't be acting! Talk about Energy!
Here was a guy so involved he drew you right in with him, made you a part of his world so it felt like you knew him and experienced what he experienced. It caused alot of positive attention to some of the most unpopular creatures some of whom people probably never gave a second thought to or downright hated/feared. But he made it facinating, fun and educational. He had a gift , there's no doubt about that, and his absolute passion for Wildlife must live on. The world is a sad sad place without him, and I cry whenever I think about him. Bless his poor family, Terri and Steve were Soulmates. Life will never be the same ((

I am really sorry for the loss of this great legend who did a wonderful job and was working a very dangerous job.I know that steve will always be the best croc hunter of them all.THIS
ONE IS FOR YOU STEVE IRWIN:]You will always be in our memory always.
signed
christina evans
age 24

Me too. I was just crying about it a bit ago...it's Friday, almost 1pm in the US, PST. This is just so hard to fathom .