Jacklyn Gise Bezos, mother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, dies at 78

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos mother Jacklyn Gise Bezos passed away on Thursday. Jacklyn was 78. She breathed her last at her home in Miami.

“Born December 29, 1946, Jackie died peacefully in her Miami home on August 14th, at the age of 78. A quiet final chapter to a life that taught all of us, friends and family alike, the true meaning of grit and determination, kindness, and service to others," according to the Bezos Family Foundation’s website.

Jeff Bezos paid tributes to her mother on social media, saying she passed away “surrounded by so many of us who loved her."