Bindi Irwin has shared a touching tribute to her grandmother and her father Steve, who yesterday would have celebrated his 54th birthday.
“My grandmother and Dad. Both of whom I miss desperately. Knowing my grandmother for almost 2 years and my dad for 8, I am blessed to have these beautiful souls with me always.
Happy birthday to you both.
I love you.”
Steve Irwin was a larrikin, conservationist, snake wrangler, croc hunter, TV star, husband and dad.
He may have been born in the suburbs of Melbourne, but his heart was firmly in the wild. And, the wilder and more dangerous the animals, the better he seemed to like it.
Sadly, on September 4, 2006, Steve Irwin, 44, was killed in a freak accident after being speared in the heart by a stingray’s barbed tail in the waters off Batt Reef, in north Queensland.
Steve, you’ll always be remembered fondly.
Steve and his family at Australia Zoo in 2006.
Steve and his daughter, Bindi, in front of Uluru in 2005.
Steve and his son, Bob at Australia Zoo in 2006.
Steve poses with a three foot long alligator at the San Francisco Zoo on June 26, 2002.
Steve and his wife Terri in 2002.
Steve on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2003
Steve at Australia Zoo in 2003.
Terri, Steve and Bindi at “The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course” premiere in Hollywood.
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