Jackie Bezos, Who Funded Her Son Jeff’s Startup, Dies at 78

Jackie Bezos, a fierce protector of her son Jeff before he founded Amazon.com Inc. and a deep-pocketed advocate for early childhood education, has died. She was 78.

Bezos died at her home in Miami on Thursday, according to the Bezos Family Foundation’s website. In a tribute on social media, Jeff Bezos wrote that his mother passed away “surrounded by so many of us who loved her,” saying her death followed “a long fight with Lewy body dementia.”