Apple CEOTim Cook has declared that the corporation will honor the memory Steve Jobswith a staff event on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The event,open only to Apple workers, will occur at the company’s outdoor auditorium atits headquarters in Cupertino, California.
“I haveexperienced the saddest days of my lifetime and shed many tears during the pastweek,” Cook said in an internal email to employees. “But I've found somecomfort in the extraordinary number of tributes and condolences from people allover the world who were touched by Steve and his genius.”
Steve Jobspassed away on Oct. 5 due to problems related to pancreatic cancer. Since hisdeath, there has been an outburst of emotions by millions of people for theApple co-founder. The fullemail from Tim Cook sent to Apple employees reads:
“Team,
Like many ofyou, I have experienced the saddest days of my lifetime and shed many tearsduring the past week. But I’ve found some comfort in the extraordinary numberof tributes and condolences from people all over the world who were touched bySteve and his genius. And I’ve found comfort in both telling and listening tostories about Steve.
Althoughmany of our hearts are still heavy, we are planning a celebration of his lifefor Apple employees to take time to remember the incredible things Steveachieved in his life and the many ways he made our world a better place. Thecelebration will be held on Wednesday, October 19, at 10am in the outdooramphitheater on the Infinite Loop campus. We’ll have more details on AppleWebcloser to the date, including arrangements for employees outside of Cupertino. I lookforward to seeing you there.
Tim”
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