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Jackie Bezos, Jeff Bezos' Mother Whose Loan Helped Found Amazon, Passes Away At 78

By Jyotsna V   ✉  | Published:  | Google News Follow Us  | Join Us

Philanthropist Jacklyn Gise Bezos, mother of Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and a fierce advocate for children's education, has died at the age of 78 after struggling with a progressive neurological disorder for years.

The news of the philanthropist's demise in her Miami home on August 14 was announced on the website of the Bezos Family Foundation, which she founded with her husband Miguel (Mike) Bezos in 2000.

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