Funeral
Jobs is remembered by a small gathering of close friends and family attending at the Campus of Stanford Universities Memorial Church. Among the guests present are Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Joan Baez. California Gov. Jerry Brown declares the day to be Steve Jobs Day in the state of California and went on to say.
His innovations transformed an industry, and the products he conceived and shepherded to market have changed the way the entire world communicates. Steve Jobs embodied the California dream.
Dies at 56
Jobs passes away surrounded by his loving family. He had been ill for a number of years suffering from pancreatic cancer and was 56 years old. Apples board of directors say:
Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives.