Death of a Visionary and Creative Genius who leaves his spirit in Apple

"Apple co-founder and visionary CEO Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. He will be truly missed. Our hearts go out to his family. Rest in peace. Below some reactions from around the world."

From his company-- maybe the best job-reference ever.

"Apple posted the following statement on their website:

Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."

His first life, before the second coming that we were all more aware of since the 90s:

"I promise I didn't write this in advance, waiting for the appropriate moment to unleash it from the vault of pre-conceived, pre-digested stories about the deceased the way one fills in the Free Space in the middle of "N" on the Bingo card. When people would ask me, what will you write when Steve Jobs dies, I declined to answer because I didn't want to think about it. I sincerely believed if anyone could beat pancreatic cancer, it would be him."

"Abdulfattah “John” Jandali — Steve Jobs’ biological father — had no comment Wednesday on the untimely death of his world-famous son, with whom he had no relationship."

"Jandali, 80, a Syrian-American Muslim and ex-political science professor, had earlier expressed his regret for giving his son up for adoption."

A Tweet trail of tributes to Jobs.

"Obama said it best that, “Steve was among the greatest of American innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.” This is a huge loss for the technology industry and the world."

"Worth checking back on…lots of creative mourning pouring forth. I think Steve Jobs would be pleased that his death is inspiring so much of what he lived for."

Inspiring an apple tattoo:

"A while ago, a friend asked me if I would ever cry over a celebrity death. I said, “Of course I would not”.

But this morning, I woke up to the terrible news of Steve Job’s passing.

And I cried.

Steve wasn’t a celebrity. He was a man who changed the world."

"RIP Steve Jobs; you were the Maradona of your industry."