The mourning of a widow by Claudia Sonea

Everyone remembers the tragically day of 4 September 2006 when the famous and loved wildlife expert and television personality, Steve Irwin, named the Crocodile Hunter because of his profession and brave attitude in face of danger, died while filming for his latest TV show off Port Douglas in Queensland. His wife and co-hostess of the wildlife documentary, Terri Irwin decided to speak to the press for the first time since his death and she described to Sky News her loss in a very emotional way. Terri talked about her loss using words like devastating, extraordinary, incredibly difficult, and very sad, adding that she lost her soulmate. Everything was incredibly difficult for her and the only thing she could do after his death was to use the video tape with the dramatic moment as a funeral by having it burned. Although she did not watch the footage, kept by police for months, it was like a burden lifted off her chest due to the fact that she considered the last thing remaining of her husband. Steve had a feeling that he would die prematurely after he found out that his mother died in a car accident. He told his wife that he wants to do as much as possible while he is still alive. And he did, unfortunately his last quest ended with the being stabbed in the chest by a stingray. He was only 44 years old. Humanity lost a wonderful man who dedicated his life to teach us as many things as possible about the wildlife and the animals. People are a lot more courageous because of his inspiring deeds. His wife is determined to continue his legacy and we all support her in her grief and also in her future actions. With love forever to Steve Irwin! may his soul rest in peace.

related story: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20071127/twl-crocodile-hunter-steve-irwin-knew-he-3fd0ae9_1.html

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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