Tribute to Steve Irwin: Fondest Farewell 20/09/06

I put my alarm last night to ring at 5.45 AM this morning. I planned to get up earlier, got dressed and ready to sit still in front of TV.

At 6 AM I turned on Animal Planet channel and sat on my bed to watch a memorial service of Steve Irwin. The show named: “Steve Irwin, He Changed Our World”.

16 Days after he passed away...the Public Farewell for Steve Irwin held today September 20^th, 2006 in Australia Zoo, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

3000 tickets have been given away for public; thousands came early this morning to celebrate the life of remarkable Australian-Crocodile Hunter.

John Howard attended this very special moment;he was the first to speak at the memorial. While Terri, Bindi, and Bob sat at the back looked on, an empty seat reserved as a symbol for Steve Irwin’s place, next to his beloved family.
It was left vacant as a reminder that the most important guest is missing.

Worldwide entertainers, Australian singers, and Close Friends gave tributes to ‘the best daddy in the whole world’ as they genuinely adore Steve.

In my life, I’ve never seen such a memorial service broadcast live on air, with entertaining shots, comments, clips were shown.

So, I bet everyone loves this great bloke from OZ a lot.

Bob Irwin – Steve’s father – also gave a speech on behalf of Irwin’s family. He said that we should not grief for Steve anymore as he’s peacefully rest in heaven, but we must grief for the animals that have lost their best friend.

Australian Star, Russell Crowe was the first to give taped tribute shown at the memorial.

The most special moments of this funeral to me were when Bindi appeared on the stage to give her last tribute for his daddy. Audiences stood up and gave her standing applause, they even yelled: “I Love You Bindi”. It was so touched, just by looking at her appearance and hearing to her speech.

And the other one was when Steve’s truck and his belongings (including his surf board) loaded to the truck left the zoo, followed by all the Crocs Crew.

Goodbye Steve…as everyone always said: You’ll definitely be missed.