By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 08:17 PM EST (05:17 PM PST)
California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that Sunday, Oct. 16 will be "Steve Jobs Day" statewide, and will coincide with a private memorial planned for the Apple co-founder at Stanford University.
Brown tweeted the message late Friday after reports that some of Silicon Valley's biggest names had been invited to a memorial dedicated to Jobs next week.
According to the
Wall Street Journal, Apple is planning a special
service for Jobs at Stanford University this Sunday.
The small gathering of friends and tech industry insiders follows the
private funeral held last week, and comes before Apple's local
Oct. 19 celebration.
According to the
Journal, invitations requested guests respond to Emerson Collective, a philanthropy established by Jobs' widow, Laurene Powell Jobs.
An Apple spokesman said the service on Sunday is a private invitation-only event.
Jobs
died on Oct. 5 after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer.