I was appalled to learn of the tragedy of Steve Irwin's death.
I was even more appalled when I logged onto yahoo message boards to find such
disrespect for a good man's life and such apparent disregard for a family's
grief.

A man once said that all it takes for things to go wrong is for good men to do
nothing.  My way of doing something is this simple page, a voice against
whatever it is that's wrong that breeds such inhumane persons that won't
allow for a good man's life to be remembered, and honored with dignity.

For a while it seemed to me that men of good will are no longer wanted on this
earth, but this is far from being the case with respect to Mr. Irwin, because
Steve Irwin was respected and loved by all, and that's not just my opinion.

He loved animals, and he was loved by the children ALL OVER THE WORLD. He was
loved by the children, therefore, according to Mr. Rod Serling, he is a very
important man, and his memory will be in the hearts of all, because the memory
of good men is always treasured in the heart, and this is the best that a man
can hope for, to be in the hearts of children, to be in our hearts, just like
Mr. Rogers is.

To Mr. Irwin's family I say:  You had a good man in your family.  He will be
remembered well.

To Mr. Irwin's children I say:  You had a GREAT father.

To Mr. Irwin I say:  "You had a good death", as a way to reason this tragedy,
although I don't think that any death is good.




I make professional video games -some of my theory is here-, so I know the value
of the smile of a child, and I don't mean the economic value, I never would.
Far from it, because my greatest achievement with a project is to bring smiles
into the hearts of children, and to know that my work will be enjoyed.  This is
the greatest gift, this is why I understood Mr. Irwin, and this is why I felt
such a great sense of loss when I learned of the incident.

Personally I never met him, but I may as well have.  He was one of us.
All I knew of him, however little this is, is the few seconds that I watched his
amazing work while flipping channels on tv.

Just a few hours ago, a friend of mine sent me a sketch that one of his sons had  
made about a year back of his star the "Croc Hunter":
.

This little boy has cried his soul away after learning that his hero is dead.
This is how I feel as well.  That's the kind of impact Steve Irwin had on
children, and it's the way that I'll remember him.

It was a good life, Mr. Irwin.
God Bless.
Sept. 4th, 2006.

YSS -- [ pixelrat@hotmail.com ]
(http://www.oocities.org/yssmlp//irwin.htm)



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I'm amazed with all the positive and supportive responses I've received for this
insignificant effort in such a short time.  Thank you all.  I feel less alone.
Following the suggestions of good friends and of people all around the world who
have taken their time to write back to me as a sign of support, I have an open
proposition for everybody that you may like to read:  HERE.

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