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== Early life and education == Warnock was born on October 6, 1940, and raised in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah.<ref name="WaPoObit">{{cite news |last1=Rosenwald |first1=Michael S. |title=John Warnock, Adobe CEO who led desktop publishing revolution, dies at 82 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/08/22/john-warnock-adobe-ceo-who-led-desktop-publishing-revolution-dies/ |access-date=August 24, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=August 22, 2023}}</ref> He failed mathematics in ninth grade before graduating from [[Olympus High School]] in 1958;<ref name=Innovator/> however, Warnock went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and philosophy, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in electrical engineering ([[computer science]]), and an honorary degree in science, all from the [[University of Utah]].<ref name="Evans student Warnock">{{cite web |last1=Lerner |first1=Evan |title=Remembering John Warnock |url=https://www.price.utah.edu/2023/08/21/remembering-john-warnock |website=The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering at the University of Utah |access-date=August 22, 2023 |date=August 21, 2023}}</ref> At the University of Utah he was a member of the Gamma Beta chapter of the [[Beta Theta Pi]] fraternity.<ref>{{cite web |title=Famous Betas β Gamma Theta Chapter |url=https://www.wsubeta.org/famous-betas |website=www.wsubeta.org |access-date=August 22, 2023}}</ref> He also received an honorary degree from the [[American Film Institute]].<ref name="Biancuzzi; Warden 2009"/> He lived in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] with his wife Marva M. Warnock, marrying in 1965. Marva is a former partner and [[graphic designer]] at Marsh Design in [[Palo Alto, California]], and is known not only for creating the iconic Adobe logo, but also as a designer for nonprofit organizations.<ref name=MoranEye>{{cite magazine |title=Finding Solutions: John and Marva Warnock Supporting Moran Research to Cure Blinding Diseases |magazine=Moran Eye Center News |date=March 6, 2019 |publisher=University of Utah Health |accessdate=August 24, 2023 |url=https://healthcare.utah.edu/moran/news/2019/03/finding-solutions-john-and-marva-warnock-supporting-moran-research-cure-blinding }}</ref> They have three children.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harrington |first1=Jim |title=Adobe co-founder John Warnock, a giant in the tech world, dies at 82 |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/20/adobe-co-founder-john-warnock-a-giant-in-the-tech-world-dies-at-82/ |access-date=August 22, 2023 |work=[[The Mercury News]] |date=August 20, 2023}}</ref>
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