Adobe Co-Founder Dr. John Warnock Passes at 82
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SAN JOSE, Calif. ~ It is with profound sadness that the world has learned of the passing of Dr. John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe, on Saturday. He was 82 years old.

Dr. Warnock and his colleague Dr. Charles Geschke founded Adobe in 1982 after meeting at Xerox. Their first product was Adobe PostScript, a revolutionary technology that sparked the desktop publishing revolution. Dr. Warnock served as CEO until 2000 and then shared the position of chairman of the board with Dr. Geschke until 2017, when he became a member of the Board of Directors until his passing.

In recognition of their technical achievements, both Drs. Warnock and Geschke were awarded numerous awards including the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by President Barack Obama; the Computer Entrepreneur Award from the IEEE Computer Society; the American Electronics Association Medal of Achievement; and the Marconi Prize for contributions to information science and communications.

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Adobe Chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen sent an email to all Adobe employees expressing his sadness at Dr. Warnock's passing: "John's brilliance and technology innovations changed the world… His vision and passion enabled Adobe to deliver groundbreaking innovations such as Illustrator, the ubiquitous PDF file format and Acrobat, Photoshop and Premiere Pro, defining the desktop era and unleashing creativity and opportunity for millions of people."

Narayen also spoke fondly about his interactions with Dr. Warnock over 25 years: "At breakfasts with John and Chuck [Geschke], we would imagine the future… While he was my role model and mentor, I am most grateful to count him as a friend."

Dr. Warnock is survived by his wife Marva Warnock and three children who will continue to carry on his legacy in their own lives as well as through his work at Adobe which has impacted millions around the world in communication through words, images, videos, creativity, opportunity, innovation, imagination, empathy for customers - all things that made up John's indomitable spirit which will be greatly missed by all who knew him or were touched by his work in some way or another.

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