Silicon Valley elite gather for private service for Jobs

October 17, 2011 10:38 am | Updated November 17, 2021 10:54 am IST - PALO ALTO, California

People enter the Memorial Church at Stanford University for the private memorial service of Steve Jobs, on Sunday, in Stanford, California.

People enter the Memorial Church at Stanford University for the private memorial service of Steve Jobs, on Sunday, in Stanford, California.

Security is heavy at Stanford University as some of Silicon Valley’s elite gather for a private memorial for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

It was unclear when the event started or how many were in attendance but reporters saw dozens of people walking from a church to another building. Soft music could be heard coming from there later.

Apple spokesman Todd Wilder tells reporters he’s been there since 2 p.m. PDT (2.30 a.m. IST). He says it’s a private event and he can’t release any details about it. Stanford has also declined comment.

Earlier, guards directed the handful of reporters to a parking lot several hundred metres away from Stanford’s Memorial Church where the service was held.

Additional personnel behind steel barricades allowed only a smattering of vehicles to enter the area.

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