"Croc Hunter" Steve Irwin Laid To Rest

As passionate as anyone with his love for animals, an individual with a fearless, sparkling personality who captured the heart of millions, Steve Irwin, better known as "The Crocodile Hunter" has been laid to rest... may he Rest In Peace.

Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, Laid To Rest

A close friend said a service was held at the Caloundra Gregson and Weight funeral home chapel and crematorium at 2pm. It is believed the service was a prelude to Irwin, 44, being buried at his beloved Australia Zoo. The friend said Caloundra City Council officials this week gave the Irwin family permission to bury the Crocodile Hunter on family land near Australia Zoo.
"Yesterday's service was a service for family and good friends, people who were close to Steve in recent years," the friend said. "The council gave the family permission to bury Steve at the zoo and we think they're going to erect a monument there so visitors can continue to pay their respects." TV news reports last night speculated that Irwin's body would be laid to rest at Australia Zoo, either last night at a dusk service or after a dawn service today.
Channel 9 showed helicopter footage of a white van with two police escort cars seen entering the zoo, suggesting that the vehicle was carrying Irwin's body.
Earlier, Irwin's manager John Stainton told US TV network CNN: "We are having a private family service in the next two or three days, by Monday.
"Then we'll start planning the memorial service which will be open to members of the public."
[read more at news.com.au]
Photo: KETV

He will be missed!