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Steve Jobs Online Memorial: Forever Loved and Remembered

Memorial portrait of Steve Jobs

In Loving Memory of Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc

24 Feb 1955 5 Oct 2011

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Steve Jobs's Birth Location

San Francisco

Steve Jobs's Burial Location

Alta Mesa Memorial Park

Steve Jobs's Death Location

Palo Alto

Steve’s A Life Heard Around the World

From the earliest musical beginnings to the songs, performances and human connections that shaped an enduring legacy

The Sounds That Shaped a Young Life for Steve

The Sounds That Shaped a Young Life for Steve

In 1976, Jobs co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.

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Finding an Unmistakable Voice for Steve

Finding an Unmistakable Voice for Steve

Apple II helped define the first wave of personal computing, and the Macintosh introduced a more intuitive graphical experience to a broad audience.

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The Work That Reached the World for Steve

The Work That Reached the World for Steve

After leaving Apple in 1985, Jobs founded NeXT and acquired Pixar, helping steer computer animation into a new era and backing the studio that released Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film.

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Craft Behind the Public Success for Steve

Craft Behind the Public Success for Steve

Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 and led one of the most consequential turnarounds in business history. Under his leadership Apple released the iMac, iPod, iTunes Store, iPhone, iPad, and Apple retail stores, reshaping several industries at once.

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Life Beyond the Stage for Steve

Life Beyond the Stage for Steve

He became known for exacting standards, dramatic product presentations, and a conviction that technology should be powerful, simple, and humane.

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Condolence Book: Your Words for Steve

Share a memory, a message of love or words of comfort with everyone who holds Steve close.

Volume of Memories

In Loving Memory of Steve Jobs

“Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day.”

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Steve Jobs In Rhythm, Performance and Reflection

Photographs preserving the artist at work, the person beyond the stage and the moments audiences continue to hold close

Steve Jobs remembered in a defining public moment

Steve: A Defining Public Moment

A portrait of Steve Jobs in the years when Apple defined a new era

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Voices That Remember Steve

Family, collaborators and listeners reflect on the voice, character and creative spirit they remember

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The Life Story ofSteve Jobs

Steve’s Story, Held Close

The beginnings, relationships, creative choices and defining work behind a life that continues to resonate

Chapter 1

Steve’s Where the Music First Began

Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur, inventor, and product visionary whose work changed personal computing, digital music, animation, phones, and the way technology is experienced in everyday life. Born in San Francisco in 1955 and adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs, he was raised in the Santa Clara Valley, where curiosity about electronics, design, and craftsmanship took hold early.

Steve’s Where the Music First Began — a photograph from Steve Jobs Memorial
Chapter 2

The Sounds That Shaped a Young Life for Steve

In 1976, Jobs co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.

The Sounds That Shaped a Young Life for Steve — a photograph from Steve Jobs Memorial
Chapter 3

Finding an Unmistakable Voice for Steve

Apple II helped define the first wave of personal computing, and the Macintosh introduced a more intuitive graphical experience to a broad audience.

Finding an Unmistakable Voice for Steve — a photograph from Steve Jobs Memorial
Chapter 4

The Work That Reached the World for Steve

After leaving Apple in 1985, Jobs founded NeXT and acquired Pixar, helping steer computer animation into a new era and backing the studio that released Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film.

The Work That Reached the World for Steve — a photograph from Steve Jobs Memorial
Chapter 5

Craft Behind the Public Success for Steve

Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 and led one of the most consequential turnarounds in business history. Under his leadership Apple released the iMac, iPod, iTunes Store, iPhone, iPad, and Apple retail stores, reshaping several industries at once.

Craft Behind the Public Success for Steve — a photograph from Steve Jobs Memorial
Chapter 6

Life Beyond the Stage for Steve

He became known for exacting standards, dramatic product presentations, and a conviction that technology should be powerful, simple, and humane.

Life Beyond the Stage for Steve — a photograph from Steve Jobs Memorial
Chapter 7

Trials Met Along the Way for Steve

He died on October 5, 2011, in Palo Alto, California. He became known for exacting standards, dramatic product presentations, and a conviction that technology should be powerful, simple, and humane. He died on October 5, 2011, in Palo Alto, California.

Trials Met Along the Way for Steve — a photograph from Steve Jobs Memorial
Chapter 8

The Music and Memory That Remain for Steve

His legacy endures in the companies he built, the products he helped bring into daily life, and the belief that design and engineering are strongest when they serve human imagination together.

The Music and Memory That Remain for Steve — a photograph from Steve Jobs Memorial

The People at the Heart of Steve’s Life

The family relationships and generations that belong to Steve’s story.

The Parents Who Shaped Steve’s Beginning

PJ

Paul Jobs

Adoptive father

Paul Jobs is publicly documented as adoptive father within Steve Jobs’ family story.

Paul Jobs is publicly documented as adoptive father within Steve Jobs’ family story.
CJ

Clara Jobs

Adoptive mother

Clara Jobs is publicly documented as adoptive mother within Steve Jobs’ family story.

Clara Jobs is publicly documented as adoptive mother within Steve Jobs’ family story.
AJ

Abdulfattah Jandali

Biological father

Abdulfattah Jandali is publicly documented as biological father within Steve Jobs’ family story.

Abdulfattah Jandali is publicly documented as biological father within Steve Jobs’ family story.
JS

Joanne Schieble Simpson

Biological mother

Joanne Schieble Simpson is publicly documented as biological mother within Steve Jobs’ family story.

Joanne Schieble Simpson is publicly documented as biological mother within Steve Jobs’ family story.
JC

Joanne Carole Schieble Simpson

mother

Joanne Carole Schieble Simpson is publicly documented as mother within Steve Jobs’ family story.

Joanne Carole Schieble Simpson is publicly documented as mother within Steve Jobs’ family story.
Steve Jobs memorial photograph

Beyond the Public Story: Remembering Steve

A more intimate visual remembrance of the warmth, humour and humanity that existed beyond public performance

In memory of Steve Jobs (1955–2011). Share stories, messages, and memories with family and friends.