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Steve Jobs' Funeral Today, No Public Memorial Event Planned

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The Wall Street Journal reports that Steve Jobs' funeral, a "small private gathering", is taking place today, two days after Jobs passed away at the age of 56.

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Tributes to Steve Jobs at Apple's SoHo retail store in Manhattan (Thanks, Chris)​

While neither Apple nor the Jobs family is planning a public memorial service, Apple CEO Tim Cook noted in his email to company employees on Wednesday, that Apple will hold an event for Apple staff to celebrate Jobs' life.
There is no public memorial planned for Mr. Jobs's death, said an Apple spokesman.

In a letter to Apple's employees on Wednesday, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said that the company is "planning a celebration of Steve's extraordinary life" for staff that will take place soon.
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Fans of Apple and Steve Jobs have of course taken memorial services into their own hands, setting up impromptu displays of flowers, messages, and other items at Apple retail stores around the world.

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Rip. Thoughts and prayers out to his family.
 
I've never been so excited and sad at the same time as I am this week.

R.I.P Steve :apple:
 
Steve, see you on the next plane of existence. Hopefully you will have some cool stuff waiting for us.
 
Still cannot believe he is gone, knew it was coming, just didn't want to believe it was going to happen.

You will be missed.
 
Two thoughts.

First, I hope the service is meaningful for the people it's most important to--his family, particularly his children, and his close friends.

Second, I think the "public" service is going on all around us, as evidenced by the outpouring of thoughts and emotions on the web, as well as the impromptu celebrations of flowers, symbols, and so on, at all sorts of places ranging from Apple stores to the middle of streets.

I wish his family all the best, and extend my sincerest condolences to them, again, especially his children.
 
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Still in tears over this. Never did i think I could be this saddened by the death of someone I never even met.

Rest in peace Steve. You changed the world and made a bigger impact on our lives than anyone have done before you, and probably ever will. We will never forget you.
 
I never thought I'd shed a tear over someone I had never met, but I've been proven wrong. I'm merely a wife and a mom of two, but was certainly overly effected by the passing of Steve.

Our thoughts and prayers to his family. You will be greatly missed and surely thought of as Apple develops your hopes and dreams over the next 4 years. Your legacy was left in capable hands.

Tonight may have to be a Pirates of Silicon Valley night. Rest in peace Steve. Your influence upon this world was a great one.
 
Jyby said:
Where is Steve Jobs being buried? On private property?
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Buddhist tradition is that the body is burnt so it will be put in a jug which his wife will disperse as she sees fit

I doubt there will be a public grave or anything, it would become a shrine for Apple fans and not a private place for the family

Although I do think that the jug should take pride of place in either 1 Infinite Loop or in the centre part of the new spaceship building
 
sawah said:
I never thought I'd shed a tear over someone I had never met, but I've been proven wrong. I'm merely a wife and a mom of two, but was certainly overly effected by the passing of Steve.

Our thoughts and prayers to his family. You will be greatly missed and surely thought of as Apple develops your hopes and dreams over the next 4 years. Your legacy was left in capable hands.

Tonight may have to be a Pirates of Silicon Valley night. Rest in peace Steve. Your influence upon this world was a great one.
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Watch 'Triumph of the Nerds' instead, much better.
 
It won't sink in for me that he is gone forever till the next big keynote, presumably iPad 3 early next year, knowing there will never be another Steve keynote it will sink in for me then, still feels like a bad dream and someone can pinch me and I wake up and he is really still alive
 
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