US EditionJeff Bezos' Mom Jackie Bezos Dead at 78: Amazon Founder and Wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos Pay Tribute
Jackie Bezos died after a five-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia, leaving behind a legacy of kindness and service, survived by her husband, children, and 11 grandchildren.
- On August 14th, Jacklyn Gise Bezos, Jeff Bezos’ mother, died peacefully at age 78 in her Miami home, according to her family.
- Following a five-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia diagnosed in 2020, Jacklyn Gise Bezos died peacefully at age 78.
- According to the Bezos Family Foundation, she is survived by her husband Mike Bezos, children Jeff , Christina , Mark , eleven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
- The family invites support for meaningful nonprofits or simple acts of kindness in her memory, honoring her lifelong foundation work and legacy.
- Since 2000, the Bezos Family Foundation, co-founded by her, has donated $710.5 million to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and supports early learning initiatives.
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30 Years Ago, Jackie Bezos Made a Wise Investment
Jackie Bezos, the mother of Jeff Bezos who helped launch Amazon with a family investment, has died at age 78 in Miami, reports People . She had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, a progressive neurological disorder, in 2020, according to a statement from the Bezos Family Foundation . The elder Bezos...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has publicly announced the death of his mother Jackie Bezos. The 78-year-old died on Thursday after a multi-year fight against Lewy body dementia, as Bezos reported in a moving Instagram post. She had been surrounded by her family in her last moments, "of so many of us who loved her – her children, grandchildren and my father. Early-grown, determined and unshakable"Her adult life began a little early when she became my …
Jeff Bezos’ mother, first to invest in Amazon, dies at 78. Who was Jackie Bezos?
Jacklyn Gise Bezos, the mother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has died at 78 after a five-year struggle with Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disorder. Along with her husband Miguel, she was the first to invest in Amazon. She was born in 1946 and became a mother at 17 when Jeff was born
Jeff Bezos has just received one of the hardest blows of his life. Just a few weeks after his luxurious wedding with reporter Lauren Sanchez, Amazon's founder has been forced to fire one of his closest people: his mother, Jacklyn 'Jackie' Bezos, died at 78 years of age because of a neurodegenerative illness. This was announced by the entrepreneur himself through his social networks, where he has dedicated a meaningful message to his parent. "Aft…
Jeckie Bezos died in her home in Miami on August 14th. She had been suffering from a serious illness for a long time. In 2020 she was diagnosed with dementia in Lewy's bodies.
Jackie Bezos, Jeff Bezos' mother, has died. "She always gave much more than she asked for," Jeff wrote on his Instagram. He added that she died of Lewy body disease.
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