He was treated for pancreatic cancer years ago and only 5% of people survive after 5 years. If the C has returned, Jobs will most likely be gone within the year. Terrible but true.

Echo - you'd be surprised at how many media outlets have obits ready for people still among the living. Years ago, when I worked for TV Guide, Frank Sinatra was sick (very very very sick... about to die), and they decided to run two covers in the event that his 'untimely' death happened over the weekend (after the cover deadline). This way, they'd be among the 'first magazines with a tribute'.

CNN goofed about a year ago too. I can't remember which person it was though.

Here ya go CLC_08:

http://www.snopes.com/humor/mediagoofs/cnnobits.asp

oops... forgot the wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_premature_obituaries

After seeing this post, I just can't get Monty Python outta my head.

I am not dead yet
I can dance and I can sing
I am not dead yet
I can do the Highland Fling

I am not dead yet
No need to go to bed
No need to call the doctor
Cause I'm not yet dead.

CHORUS:
He is not yet dead
That's what the geezer said
No, he's not yet dead
That man is off his head

He is not yet dead
So put him back in bed
Keep him off the cart because he's not yet dead.

Well now he's dead
You whacked him on the head
Sure, now he's dead
It makes me just see red
You are such a brute
To murder that old coot
You homicidal bastard, now he's really dead
Who is the knave who put him in his grave
And who needs to manage his anger?

LANCE:
My name is Lancelot
I'm big, and strong, and hot.
Occasionally I do
Some things that I should not.

ROBIN:
I want to be a knight
But I don't like to fight
I'm rather scared I may
Just simply run away

LANCE:
I'll be right with you
Robin, through and through and through
So stick with me
And I'll show you what to do

ROBIN:
We'll remain good chums
You can teach me how to dance

ROBIN & LANCE:
We're going to enlist

ROBIN
I'm Robin

LANCE
And I'm Lance

CHORUS:
Oh we're off to war
Because we're not yet dead
We will all enlist
As the Knights that Arthur led.

DAD:
I am coming too
My name will be Sir Fred
I'll be your musician
Cos I'm not yet dead

CHORUS:
Oh we're not yet dead
To Camelot we go
To enlist instead
To try and earn some dough
And so although
We should have stayed in bed
We're going off to war
Because we're not yet dead

FRED:
I am coming, too
My name will be Sir Fred
I'll be your musician
'Cause I'm not yet dead

LANCE:
To kill
I will
It gives me such a thrill

ROBIN:
To sing
And dance
And keep an eye on Lance

ALL:
We're going off to war
We'll have girlfriends by the score

DAD:
We'll be shot by Michael Moore!

ALL:
Because we're not yet dead.

I work for a newspaper, and we have pre-written obits for most of the notables in the area. That way if someone passes away close to deadline we can get the obit in the paper ASAP. The practice is quite common.

I think its kind of smart but still a little bit weird..It's like you're killing the person before they actually die..But i would want mines written before i actually die just to see what its going to be like but otherwise..i think i'll just rather wait until i'm dead.

www.NycCelebs.com

Adios Steve, we hardly knew ya.