He died....there's really not much else to say about it.
My grandmother also died of the same thing at 56. 56 is TOO soon and pancreatic cancer is insidious.
It's so depressing to think of such a remarkable person gone. I hope he knew the Lord.
I knew he had been sick and that is why he stepped down....I did not know it was something so serious.
I am sort of at a loss for how to feel other then sad.
Yes, really sad. It has hit me pretty hard. He was only 56 years old. He really made an impact to our lives with his innovations. So sad he could not live longer to see more.
My business partner is 48 and is in 3rd stage Cancer. I saw her today and her hair fell out this week, so her sister shaved off the rest. It was such a visual reminder, she really is fighting for her life. I hope she can keep up her fight.
I did - it is so sad. What a true genius and so super young. I can't believe it. I feel stupid - I didn't even know he had cancer.
My grandpa died yesterday of cancer. He was 90 however. It was sad but he lived a beautiful amazing life and left behind 4 kids, all happily married, 8 grandchildren, 4 of whom are happily married and 6 great grandchildren. He has traveled the world, fought in world war 2, built and sold businesses, made and lost his fortune, and been an amazing husband/father/grandfather.
Gone way too soon . . .
One of my favorite Steve Jobs quotes:
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
[Stanford commencement speech, June 2005]
Pancreatic cancer is just so vile.
Levis 501's and a black mock turtleneck. Always.
(Don't forget Pixar!)
An amazing man.
Here's an excerpt from:
Steve Jobs: Tribute to a Visionary
By Evan Niu
The world has lost O. of its greatest visionaries.
In 2004, he went on medical leave to undergo surgery for pancreatic cancer. Then in 2009 he underwent a liver transplant. He nearly died while awaiting the operation, but eventually in Tennessee he received the liver of a mid-20s person who unfortunately died in a car crash but was generous enough to have been an organ donor. The experience made Jobs a staunch promoter of organ donation in California.
Earlier this year, he took his third medical leave as Tim Cook ran Apple's daily operations. Then in August, he sent a fateful letter to Apple's board, expressing that the day had come that he would no longer be able to meet his duties and expectations as Apple's CEO. He named Cook as his permanent successor.
Apple's core
Steve Jobs is survived by his wife of 20 years, Laurene, and four children. His last moments were described as peaceful, and he was surrounded by his family.
Jobs' legacy will forever reverberate through Apple's core. Although he has died, each of us who carries an iPhone with us every day, types articles on an iMac, or reads books on an iPad, immortalizes his essence in doing so and represents the only way we can truly thank him for all he has done for us.
Here's to you, Steve.
Read the entire tribute at:
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/10/05/steve-jo...
My jaw dropped when I saw that. So sad...
I just heard, so sad...
Rest in Peace Steve Jobs!
OMG I didn't hear about that.
This is, profoundly sad....
RIP
Not a surprise but still very sad. My very first computer was an Apple (an Apple II+ if I remember correctly). I learned to program in Basic on it and used to make programs to help me with my math to make it fun. I spent so many hours on it learning all the basics of computers. I love my Apple gear. I also love Pixar that he helped to bring to life.
He has been such an important part of people's lives for decades.
Truly an amazing man that helped bring so many things we now take for advantage.
Swift Travels Steve Jobs!
He truly was a visionary and his legacy will live on in his products and insights. And yes, 56 is painstakingly young. My mom died of breast cancer at 54.
So sad. He was an amazing leader. I really admired him.
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So, so sad. He was a legend.
Yeah - it's sad. May he rest in peace
sad, I was talking to my hubby about it and he said he was sick for a long time and never really wanted to deal with it or slow down. Guess he wanted to just run the course of his life as hard as he could as long as he could. He made a big impact in a short life.
A genius that left a big mark on our world.
He was an amazing man and made this world a better place... He did more for my generation than any politician has...
Steve Jobs... Thank you for being an incredible man and leader and for being unafraid to dream BIG!!!
