We knew this was coming but we were still hoping for a miracle. A total genius, he gave us the first user-friendly computer, the first computer-generated feature film, and the first truly usable digital music player, smartphone, and tablet. Now we’ll always wonder how the world would have been if he lived for another 40 years. Still, we are grateful for having him on this earth as long as we did and having lived in the Steve Jobs era.

Below is his inspiring speech from the Stanford commencement address.