Steve Jobs dog den 5:e Oktober 2011.
Han kommer nu postumt att tilldelas “The medal of freedom” av president Joe Biden. Vita Huset tillkännagav den 2:e juli att Jobs, tillsammans med 16 andra, kommer att tilldelas medaljen under en ceremoni den 7:e juli. I det officiella uttalandet säger man:
“President Biden has long said that America can be defined by one word: possibilities. These seventeen Americans demonstrate the power of possibilities and embody the soul of the nation – hard work, perseverance, and faith. They have overcome significant obstacles to achieve impressive accomplishments in the arts and sciences, dedicated their lives to advocating for the most vulnerable among us, and acted with bravery to drive change in their communities – and across the world – while blazing trails for generations to come.”
De övriga 16 personerna som även dom kommer att belönas är:
Simone Biles
Sister Simone Campbell
Julieta García
Gabrielle Giffords
Fred Gray
Steve Jobs (postumt)
Father Alexander Karloutsos
Khizr Khan
Sandra Lindsay
John McCain (postumt)
Diane Nash
Megan Rapinoe
Alan Simpson
Richard Trumka (postumt)
Wilma Vaught
Denzel Washington
Raúl Yzaguirre
Via iMore.