LIVE~CROCODILE HUNTER~STEVE IRWIN MEMORIAL ON ANIMAL PLANET LIVE TONIGHT 9-19-2006

HOPE YOU WILL CATCH THIS BEAUITFUL MEMORIAL TONIGHT LIVE FROM AUSTRALIA. . IF YOU MISS IT MAYBE ANIMAL PLANET WILL RESHOW IT. I WILL ADD MORE TO THIS AFTER THE MEMORIAL. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY !



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Steve Irwin memorial to be watched by millions worldwide tonight

Last Known Photo of Steve Irwin
Posted Sep 14th 2006 4:26PM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: TV

Below is the last photo taken of Steve Irwin before his tragic death last week. He is posing marine biologist Chris Jones on his boat, Croc 1, just two days before his death.


SARAH BRIGHTMAN & ANDREA BOCCELLI, TIME TO SAY GOODBYE



STEVE IRWIN'S FUNERAL CAN BE SEEN ON ANIMAL PLANET STATION AT 9:00 PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME . READ MORE BELOW.

Wednesday September 20, 06:10 AM
Steve Irwin memorial to be watched by millions worldwide

More than 300 million people worldwide are expected to pause today to remember conservation crusader, Steve Irwin.

Steve Irwin's public memorial will take place at Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast from 9:00am and will be telecast both throughout Australia and internationally.


A red carpet will be rolled out to welcome more than 1,000 invited guests and 3,000 people who secured free tickets.


The Prime Minister, John Howard, is expected to begin the hour-long proceedings which will be attended by the Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, zoo staff and friends of the Irwin family.


Family friend, John Stainton, says while Terri Irwin and her eight-year-old daughter Bindi will make their first public appearance since Steve Irwin was killed by a stringray barb more than two weeks ago, they may be too upset to speak.


"I've left it as an open invitation to Terri, Steve's dad Bob and Bindi to say a few words," he said.


"So it's up to them."


The service will include a performance by singer John Williamson, but the identities of other celebrity guests and details about the order of events have not been confirmed.


Mr Stainton says it is the memory of the Crocodile Hunter, not the guest list, that is most important.


"I think I'd like to keep it as a simple ceremony that doesn't rely on the publicity of who's going to be there and attending and what tributes are being paid by which celebrities," he said.

Thousands expected at Steve Irwin's service
Updated Tue. Sep. 19 2006 4:22 PM ET


BEERWAH, Australia -- More than 5,000 people, including the prime minister, are expected to cram the "Crocoseum" at the Australia Zoo on Wednesday to say farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin at a memorial service.

Flags on the Sydney Harbor Bridge were to fly at half-staff, and giant television screens were set up in Irwin's home state of Queensland for people to watch the service.

Irwin, 44, was killed Sept. 4 when the barb from a stingray pierced his chest while he was filming a TV show about the Great Barrier Reef. His family held a private funeral service Sept. 9.

His death set off an outpouring of grief. Tens of thousands of people traveled to the zoo near Brisbane to drop off flowers and other mementoes, many of them signing Irwin-styled khaki shirts instead of a condolence book.

There has been a surge of donations to the Irwin-instituted charity Wildlife Warriors, and millions of people have visited his Web site to find out more about Irwin and his conservation efforts.

Irwin's widow, American-born Terri Irwin, was expected to make her first public appearance since his death at Wednesday's memorial service. The couple's daughter, Bindi, 8, and son Bob, 2, were expected to accompany their mother.

Prime Minister John Howard also was expected to attend the service, and country singer John Williamson planned to sing "True Blue," a song that Irwin loved.

John Stainton, Irwin's manager and close friend, said the service would be a celebration of the naturalist's life.

"There will be one seat alongside of the family for Steve because he loved the Crocoseum, he built it," Stainton said. "And his Australia Zoo cap that he always wore watching all the shows with his daughter will be on the seat."

Stainton said there would be visual tributes to Irwin, with some "memorable film clips" and "funny moments" from his television career. Actor Russell Crowe reportly be among those paying tribute by video.

"The one thing I hope everyone will take away from it is what a diverse character he was," Stainton said.

Animal Planet will air Irwin's memorial


BRISBANE, Australia - Animal Planet will televise the memorial service for "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin at 9 p.m. Tuesday from Irwin's Australia Zoo in Beerwah.



Nearly 3,000 grieving fans, including hundreds who camped out overnight, were rewarded Friday with tickets to the service, which were distributed Friday at three locations across Irwin's home state of Queensland. But the ticket supply ran out in only 15 minutes, leaving some who didn't get a ticket in tears.
Melissa Power, a 34-year-old beautician, was at the front of the line in the state capital, Brisbane, and had tears in her eyes when she finally got her ticket.
"It's unbelievable," she said. "I haven't slept and am so overemotional - I'm looking so forward to it."
The memorial will be held in the zoo's "Crocoseum" amphitheater. Irwin's widow, Terri, said he would have wanted the service held there. She and the couple's daughter, Bindi, 8, are to speak at the memorial.
Irwin was killed Sept. 4 when he was pierced in the chest by a stingray's barb while filming a new TV show off Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
His death prompted an outpouring of grief around the world and in Queensland, where tens of thousands of fans turned out to place flowers, candles and messages of support outside Australia Zoo.

THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST PICTURES OF STEVE IRWIN TAKEN BEFORE HIS FATEFUL ENCOUNTER WITH THE STINGRAY THAT TOOK HIS LIFE. HE IS ON THE CROC ONE GETTING READY TO LEAVE TO GO OUT TO FILM THE SHOW HE WAS WORKING ON. ALSO SOME OTHER GOOD PICS OF HIM AND HIS FAMILY. IT'S STILL TOO HARD TO BELEIVE HE IS GONE.


Steve Irwin waves from Croc One while leaving Port Douglas on his last expedition on Friday.
Photo: Paul Hanley

STEVE AND TERRI WERE SO VERY HAPPY ! THIS IS SO SAD.


STEVE DOING HIS THING.

ONE OF STEVES BEST FRIENDS

THE CARDS AND FLOWERS KEEP FLOWING IN






GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTON. NOT EVER !
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A poem...for Steve Irwin

Goodbye

Saying goodbye is never easy
It's the hardest thing to do
But what hurts even more
Was not being able to say it to you.
Yesterday is just a memory
The day was sunny and bright
Then clouds started to gather
For you were no where in sight.
God knew that you were perfect
And the rest of us knew it too
But we truly did lose an angel
The day that God took you.




Three of Australia's main television networks planned to carry the ceremony live and provide feeds to U.S. and international networks.


FOR TERRI IRWIN..GOD BLESS YOU.