Jeff Bezos announced his mom, Jacklyn \u201cJackie\u201d Gise Bezos, died at her Miami home on Thursday after a lengthy battle with dementia. She was 78.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter a long fight with Lewy Body Dementia, she passed away today, surrounded by so many of us who loved her \u2014 her kids, grandkids, and my dad,\u201d the Amazon founder wrote via Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI know she felt our love in those final moments. We were all so lucky to be in her life. I hold her safe in my heart forever.\u201d<\/p>\n Jeff Bezos announced his mom, Jackie Bezos, died on Thursday after a battle with dementia. Jeff Bezos\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cAfter a long fight with Lewy Body Dementia, she passed away today, surrounded by so many of us who loved her \u2014 her kids, grandkids, and my dad,\u201d the billionaire wrote via Instagram. Jeff Bezos\/Instagram<\/p>\n Jeff, 61, reflected on the matriarch\u2019s life, writing, \u201cHer adulthood started a little bit early when she became my mom at the tender age of 17,\u201d referring to when she welcomed him with his biological father, Ted Jorgensen,<\/a> in 1964. <\/p>\n Jackie and Jorgensen, who died in 2015, were married from 1963 to 1965, and she raised Jeff alone. <\/p>\n \u201cThat couldn\u2019t have been easy, but she made it all work,\u201d the businessman continued. <\/p>\n \u201cI know she felt our love in those final moments. We were all so lucky to be in her life. I hold her safe in my heart forever,\u201d he added. Jeff Bezos\/Instagram<\/p>\n Jeff praised his mom for raising him alone at the age of 17. Jeff Bezos\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cShe 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,\u201d he added, referring to his stepfather, Miguel Bezos, whom she wed in 1968.<\/p>\n The couple welcomed a daughter, Christina, and a son, Mark, together.<\/p>\n Jeff concluded the heartfelt post with, \u201cI love you, mom.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThat couldn\u2019t have been easy, but she made it all work,\u201d the Amazon founder continued. Getty Images<\/p>\n In 1968, she married Miguel Bezos. Madison Voelkel\/BFA.com \/ Shutterstock<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n