Normally, if someone dies, celebrity wise, I wouldn't care.
But having a passion for animals and the environment, this is pretty saddening to hear. Sort of had a pit in my stomach when reading that tonight.
After opening my browser and seeing "in the news" on wikipedia, the words "Steve Irwin" and "dead" in the same paragraph.
He did a ton for the world, environment, animals, I just hope it's somehow carried on. There will never be another like him, definitely.
Like Lurker said though, how many will be able to say, they died doing what they loved most. Thanks for the laughs, memories and education Steve.