India, Aug. 15 -- Jacklyn 'Jackie' Bezos, the mother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has died at her home in Miami at the age of 78. Her death was announced Thursday by the Bezos Scholars Program, which described her passing as 'a quiet final chapter to a life that embodied grit, determination, kindness, and service to others'.

"As a young, single mom, Jackie was relentless - taking night school classes following high school and working in a bank by day. Her shift overlapped with a young Cuban immigrant who worked the night shift named Miguel (Mike) Bezos. The two fell in love and were married on April 5th, 1968, in what would be the beginning of a deep lifelong partnership across every aspect of their lives," the tribute read.

While the ...