
Well...
It certainly wasn't a flash affair...
Always an intensely private person in matters involving his personal life, Steve Jobs' final event was also a private affair. According to an unnamed source speaking with The Wall Street Journal, there was to be a small family gathering at an undisclosed time and place on Friday, October 7. Jobs died on Wednesday, October 5. …
It is good to read that the family were able to mark his passing with dignity and in private. In business he polarised opinion and was a great publicist, but outside of commerce he was quite private and an enigma. As a significant public figure his life will be poured over and debated, but his family deserved the opportunity to take their leave away from the public glare if they so chose.