Jackie Bezos
American billionaire (1946–2025)
Jacklyn Bezos (née Gise, formerly Jorgensen; December 29, 1946 – August 14, 2025) was an American businesswoman. She was the mother of Jeff and Mark Bezos. She provided the initial investment to launch Amazon.com and was a philanthropist as co-founder and president of the Bezos Family Foundation.
Early life
Jacklyn Bezos was born as Jacklyn Gise in Washington, D.C., on December 29, 1946, to Lawrence Preston Gise, who worked at Sandia National Laboratories, and Mattie Louise Strait Gise. She grew up in Bernalillo, New Mexico, and attended high school in Albuquerque. Country singer George Strait is a second cousin of hers.
In high school, Jacklyn dated unicyclist Ted Jorgensen. She became pregnant in 1963 when Jorgensen was 18 and she was 16, shortly before they got married in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. They had a second ceremony in the United States on July 19 the same year. Jacklyn gave birth to Jeff Bezos on January 12, 1964, two weeks after her 17th birthday.
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