Shahir Masri

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	Shahir Masri is a student of Environmental Sciences at UCLA. He applied for the Down Under Answers Steve Irwin Scholarship Contest because he felt that Steve Irwin influenced the person that he is today. He began watching "Animal Planet" when he was a young boy and said that he sees himself in Steve Irwin. He said that Steve taught him that you could still be a "cool guy" and be passionate about animals and the environment. Down Under Answers' President, Kirk Demeter, was only going to give out one scholarship but decided to give out three because the candidates were so outstanding. Shahir was a runner-up and will be receiving a roundtrip ticket to Australia courtesy of Down Under Answers and free admission to Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo, courtesy of the Australia Zoo. Also he will be getting discounted rates on accommodations and touring options arranged by Your Travel Source through Down Under Answers. CONGRATULATIONS SHAHIR! We are very, very proud of you! Shahir is a remarkable young man who is dedicated to making the world a better place and it was with great pleasure that Your Travel Source sponsored him in the Stevie Irwin Down Under Answers Scholarship Contest.

		Below is a poem that Shahir wrote when Steve died which he submitted with his application. He will be presenting a framed version of his poem to Terri Irwin when he visits the Australia Zoo.

HEAVEN'S GREEN ANGEL

I wonder if you're out there

Looking down on me,

I wonder if you're resting

Beneath the ripples of the sea.

I wonder if there are greater things

Or if it's all a lie,

I wonder why it couldn't be

Another man to die.

Our future is unclear now

For who will lead the way?

Your earth and family need you

Couldn't you have stayed?

In you I saw a person,

The person that I am,

Friends we were through T.V.,

I was your greatest fan.

How odds could be so painful

Your death was so unfair,

Your killer so ungrateful

And harmless at first stare.

We'll have to do without you

Now an angel in the sky,

Though we will always miss you

For you never said goodbye.

And although you're gone you'll still live on

As the legend we knew you'd be,

Your mission now cut short

Will carry on through me.

I wish I could have met you,

I wish you could have met me,

I wish I could have seen your zoo

And personality.

I wish I could have met your wife

While your light still lit her eyes,

I wish we could have shared our thoughts

About our changing skies.

I now shall say goodbye my friend

Although your story is not over,

I'll never understand why the heavens picked

Our greenest four-leaf clover.

Just know that I and those you've impacted

Will carry your message on,

For wildlife warriors we shall be

Although a piece of us is gone.

-Shahir Masri


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