Overview

• The Bezos Family Foundation announced that Jackie Bezos passed away peacefully at her Miami home on August 14 surrounded by family.
• She received a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia in 2020 and fought the progressive neurological disorder for five years.
• Jeff Bezos shared an emotional Instagram tribute saying his mother spent her final moments with her children, grandchildren and husband Mike Bezos.
• Jackie Bezos is survived by her husband Miguel “Mike” Bezos, their three children—Jeff, Christina and Mark—eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
• In 1995, Jackie and Mike Bezos invested about $250,000 in their son’s fledgling company, providing crucial seed funding in Amazon’s early days.