| Age | 44 years |
| Date of Birth | 2/1962 |
| Date of Death | 9/2006 |
| Visitors | 14,870 since 04/09/2006 |
| Creator |
Steve Irwin
22nd February 1962-4th September 2006
44 years old
Australia
Wife: Terri Irwin
Daughter: Bindi
Son:Bob
Died after a being stung by a stingray while filming on the Great Barrier Reef.
Steve Irwin, was and always will be a hero for many.
He is The Man, The Legend, The Hero to all animal lovers throughout the world. He will live on
through many a heart and will always be loved and never forgotten.
My thoughts, love and best wishes go out to all those close to him, especially his wife and
children.
A fan emailed this list of key gates to me, thank you, tina.
Feb. 22, 1962: Stephen Robert Irwin is born near Melbourne.
Feb. 22, 1968: Irwin receives a 12-foot-long scrub python for his 6th birthday.
1980s: Irwin volunteers for Queensland's crocodile relocation program, trapping
problem crocodiles.
1991: Irwin takes over his father's reptile park when his parents retire and
begins building Australia Zoo into a tourist icon.
1991: Irwin marries Terri Raines, a tourist from Eugene, Ore. Footage from their
honeymoon becomes the first episode of The Crocodile Hunter in Australia.
1992: The Crocodile Hunter is picked up by the Discovery Network, shown
worldwide.
2001: Irwin makes a cameo in the Eddie Murphy film Dr. Dolittle 2, in which he
attempts to wrestle an alligator and loses an arm.
2002: Irwin releases his first feature film The Crocodile Hunter: Collision
Course.
Oct. 2003: Prime Minister John Howard invites Irwin to lunch with President Bush
in Canberra.
Jan. 2004: Irwin provokes an international outcry after being filmed holding his
1-month-old son, Bob, while feeding a snapping crocodile.
June 2004: Irwin is investigated for a possible criminal breach of Australian
wildlife laws after allegedly clowning around with whales and penguins while
filming a documentary in Antarctica. He is cleared of wrongdoing.
Sept. 4, 2006: Irwin is fatally stabbed in the chest by a stingray barb while
filming a television segment on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
(i have created a forum so that fans from all over the world can come and chat and keep the memory
of steve alive, please copy and paste the link into your browser to come along and join us
http://steveirwinfans.proboards59.com/index.cgi thank you and hope to see you there)
omg wot can i say!! i cudnt believe such a thing could happen to the bravest of all 'crocman' as my family called him! i wish we could turn back time! A truly brave, friendly, humurous, hugely loved and admired naturalist will never be forgotten and his work will always remain in our hearts! why Irwin???
Please show his last documentary on tv, it will atleast ease our pain and make us remeber the good times!!
It is so heart renching to know he has gone!!!! i will miss him dearly such a honest and genuine man!!
my thoughts are with his family and friends and australia but also to the whole world that he became a part of!! A MAN THAT CAN TRULY NEVER BE REPLACED!!!!
may he rest in peace and in heaven!!!!!!
RIP STEVE
The world has lost a legend, a man who helped so many to understand and RESPECT the world and its animal. It has truly been a shock to hear he has died but remember he is not gone!!! He will be with us forever in hearts and minds teaching us all to respect the world. My heart goes out to his wife Terri and his children bindi and bob, be strong guys and carry on his good work!!!
R.I.P Steve you really are a little bewty!!!!!!
Steve Irwin
A true Aussie larakin, who loved his family above all eles, a lover of animals, and nature, he left his mark on so many hearts, where he will live on, but be missed.
Lorraine
SUCH a larakin, such a personality, such an individual, such a loss...
Our love, thoughts and prayers go out to Terri, Bindi and Bob. And also to the rest of your family and friends. RIP Mate. Sadly, sadly missed... ):
RIP STEVE
You were my hero, you gave me the enthusiasm to search for knowledge, it was from you that I found my love for keeping snakes.You will me sadly missed by many thousands. My sympathy and condolence to Teri, Bindy and Robert.
R.I.P. Steve.
Gone But Not Forgotten
Thanks to Steve my children have a passion for animals, the environment and conservation.
Steve, through his energy and bubbly personality made unmissable TV for our home.
His work will live on through his family, friends and all those that were inspired by him.
A man who truly did more for the conservation and understanding of reptiles than any other in the past 10 years. He will be greatly missed by fans across the world. Thank you Steve for the entertainment and education you have given us over the years.
My deepest condolences go to Terri, Bindi and Robert at this difficult time. x
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