Free Republic

SOMETIME on Christmas Day, Terri Irwin will have a quiet word with her husband. "I'll just tell Steve how much we love him and miss him and how much we wish he were here with us," Terri said. "But I'll also let him know that he is still very much a part of our Christmas Day and very much a part of our family." It has been three and a half months since the death of Steve Irwin from injuries caused by a stingray barb, and as the Irwin family faces its first Christmas without him, Terri is determined to...

Reminder--Airing tonight 10PM ET/9PM Central on ABC

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Footage of "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's death will never be shown on television, his wife said in her first interview since the exuberant naturalist was killed by the serrated barb of a stingray's tail. Asked in an interview with the ABC News program "20/20" whether the footage of Irwin's September 4 death would ever be aired on television, Terri Irwin was blunt and emphatic. "It won't be. No. No. What purpose would that serve,' she said, adding that she had not looked at the footage of her husband's death. That footage shows Irwin swimming above a...

In the three weeks since Steve Irwin, the Australian "Crocodile Hunter," died suddenly at age 44 from a rare stingray attack, FReepers have poured out their hearts to show their great love for Irwin's infectious enthusiasm and passion for his work; his devotion to his family, his country, his friends and the public at large; and his one-of-a-kind brand of wildlife education and entertainment. His widow, Terri, and his 8-year-old daughter, Bindi, will be on U.S. television Wednesday night in an interview with Barbara Walters on ABC. His 2-year-old son, Bob, is a little too young to make an appearance...

TERRI IRWIN, the widow of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin today spoke for the first time about the loss of her "soulmate" in a freak accident off the north Queensland coast.In a statement read by her father-in-law Bob Irwin today, Mrs Irwin described her late husband as as her "soul mate" and thanked the community for their "overwhelming outpouring of love, support and prayers". Bob Irwin today announced the details of a memorial service for the larger than life conservationist and television personaility. It will be held at Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast next Wednesday.Irwin, 44, died last Monday when...

THE footage of Steve Irwin's death should be destroyed, his manager and friend John Stainton said today. "I would never want that tape shown," Stainton told CNN talk show host Larry King. "It should be destroyed. "At the moment it is in police custody for evidence. There's a coroner's inquest taking place at the moment. "When that is finally released it will never see the light of day. "Never. Ever. "I actually saw it and I don't want to see it again." Irwin, 44, died on Monday when stabbed in the chest by a stingray barb while snorkelling on the...