Steve Jobs: Apple Stores Close for Celebration of CEO's Life

 Steve Jobs: Apple Stores Close for Celebration of CEO's Life

Though the new iPhone 4S has drawn lines at Apple stores across the country, many of those stores are quiet today today as the company marks the passing of Steve Jobs.

Apple confirmed to ABC News that Apple stores would close at 1 p.m. ET today while a "celebration of Steve Jobs' life" was held at an outdoor amphitheater at Apple headquarters in California. The memorial was expected to last about 90 minutes, and employees were invited to watch video of it on a live webcast. The event was closed to the public and the news media.

Jobs died on Oct. 5, surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. He was first diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004, and traveled to Tennessee for a liver transplant in 2009. His funeral was on Oct. 7, and there was a private memorial service this past weekend.


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Apple, meanwhile, keeps moving on. It reported impressive earnings Tuesday for the last quarter -- profits up 54 percent and sales up 39 percent -- but because it missed analysts' expectations for the first time since 2004, Apple stock dropped when the market opened today.

Apple said sales of the iPhone 4 slowed as customers waited for the release of the iPhone 4S last week. The company said the new phone was a rousing success, with more than 4 million sold in the first three days.

Jobs co-founded Apple Computer in 1976 and, with his childhood friend Steve Wozniak, marketed what was considered the world's first successful personal computer, the Apple II.

Industry watchers called Jobs a master innovator -- perhaps on a par with Thomas Edison -- changing the worlds of computing, recorded music and communications.

"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives," read a statement by Apple's board of directors the night he died. "The world is immeasurably better because of Steve."
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2011 October 5 Steve Jobs died in his home from complication of a rare form of cancer.  His family reportedly stated that he died peacefully.

2011 October 9 Steve Jobs official death certificate from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department in San Jose, California states the following facts:

1. Steve died of a respiratory arrest brought on by a metastatic pancreas neuroendocrine tumor.

2. His occupation was listed as entrepreneur.

2011 October 9 The company will hold a celebration of Steve Jobs life.

Apple issued a statement on his death as follows: 

We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.

Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives.  The world is immeasurably better because of Steve

His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family.  Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary life.

Steve Jobs is survived by his wife, Laurene and their three children, Lisa Brannan-Jobs, a daughter from a previous relationship, his biological mother, and his sister Mona Simpson.  You can view his information on Apple's corporate website.

A small private funeral was held on October 7, 2011 and he was buried in a non-denominational cemetery on October 7, 2011.

It is said his death occurred at 3 PM on October the fifth and that no autopsy was performed.

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