The House of Chablis is in deep mourning on this Labor Day:
Steve Irwin, Australia’s popular “Crocodile Hunter,” has been killed by a stingray while filming off Australia’s north coast. He was 44. Irwin was killed when a stingray barb went through his chest, according to police sources. He was filming an underwater documentary at the time.
I think I’ve mentioned before how much my boys, especially BooBoo, WORSHIPPED the ground Irwin walked on. We’ve seen every episode of The Crocodile Hunter and the Crocodile Hunter Diaries at least a dozen times over…probably more. I’ve often envied my kids for having this half-showman, half-conservationist to learn from, having myself grown up with nature documentaries narrated by boring men with monotone voices. …And…looooong…silences. I grew up with Marlin Perkins, Jim Fowler and Jacques Cousteau, who are all inspirational in their own rights. But Steve Irwin came along, broke the mold and made it fun AND educational.
I can’t honestly say that I didn’t start watching regularly in hopes of watching this annoying aussie get eaten…but somewhere along the line, he grew on me. The irony in his death is that he was killed by one of the more placid creatures of the ocean rather than by one of his beloved killer crocs.
At least he died doing what he loved. We should all be so lucky.
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