California Declares 'Steve Jobs Day'

With the world still mourning the death of former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, and Silicon Valley luminaries gearing up for a special (and private) memorial service this Sunday, the late Apple co-founder has officially earned himself his own memorial day within his home state.

According to a Twitter message sent by California Governor Jerry Brown late Friday, this Sunday has been declared "Steve Jobs Day" within the state. Friday, for those out of the loop, was the unofficial "Steve Jobs Day" as propagated across the Internet by a series of Jobs fans at the digital marketing firm Studiocom.

There's no indication that Jobs aficionados will be asked by Brown to dress up in homage to the departed CEO. That's a bit different than Friday's "Steve Jobs Day," in which it was suggested that those paying tribute to Jobs' legacy don a pair of jeans and a black turtleneck in his honor – the iconic Steve Jobs uniform for a number of his years as Apple's leader.

In total, a few hundred users uploaded pictures of themselves in Jobs-like apparel to the official site of the unofficial "Steve Jobs Day."

In addition to the various unofficial memorials that have popped up worldwide, including tributes at Apple Stores as well as litanies of flowers, messages, candles, and other expressions at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, the company will be holding two official memorials of its own.
The first event, an invitation-only gathering for, "prominent Silicon Valley executives," reports The New York Times' Nick Wingfield, will take place on the official Steve Jobs Day – this Sunday – at an undisclosed location at Stanford University. The second event, a larger memorial service to be held outdoors on Apple's campus, is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. (PST) this Wednesday.

Both events are physically closed to the public, and there's no indication that Apple plans to offer any kind of video streaming or other online broadcasting for either. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, Wednesday's memorial will feature public remembrances of Jobs by various Apple employees. Fans and employees looking to deliver well-wishes or digital tributes to Jobs have been encouraged to send them over to the rememberingsteve@apple.com email address that Apple established.

Jobs was buried last Friday at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto, California, having passed away two days earlier at the age of 56.