Burned Out, Not Faded Away
Posted By Russ Emerson on September 4, 2006 at 4:33 pm
You’ve heard about the death of Australian zoologist Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin by now, no doubt.
When those who willingly engage in inherently risky activities die, one often hears sentiments along the line of, “he went out the way he wanted to, doing what he loved.” I suppose that might apply here, too, though I doubt Mr. Irwin meant it to happen while he was quite so young, with two young children.
Perhaps he ought to have placed the welfare of his family ahead of his own desire to get close to nature and to educate. No doubt his children will be well provided for… but I bet they would rather have a Dad.
Related: Jack M., guest-posting at Ace of Spades, has additional thoughts worth reading.
That is really sad. I get mad when people say he got what was coming to him. He was a crazy man, but I really never saw it coming. When people do risky things all the time it just seems natural. He almost seemed invincible.
That is really sad. I get mad when people say he got what was coming to him. He was a crazy man, but I really never saw it coming. When people do risky things all the time it just seems natural. He almost seemed invincible.