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Jacklyn Gise Bezos, mother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, dies at 78
Jacklyn Gise Bezos, mother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, dies at 78
Jeff Bezos’ mother, Jacklyn Gise Bezos, has died at 78 after a long battle with Lewy body dementia, the Amazon founder said Thursday.
In an Instagram post, Bezos wrote that she died surrounded by family.
“Her adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at the tender age of 17,” the 61-year-old billionaire said. “That couldn’t have been easy, but she made it all work. She pounced on the job of loving me with ferocity, brought my amazing dad onto the team a few years later, and then added my sister and brother to her list of people to love, guard, and nourish.”
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