Morris R. Lee (1931 – 2008) was a longtime civic leader in southeast Queens, best known as the executive director of the Council for Airport Opportunity, where he secured thousands of jobs for youth and minorities in the borough.

Lee was born and raised in Tuscaloosa and served in the United States Air Force for 10 years. He moved his family to New York and settled in Cambria Heights, Queens, in 1968. He earned a B.A. and Master’s Degree in economics from Queens College and served on the board of the Health Systems Agency of New York City. In addition to the work he did at the Council for Airport Opportunity, he was also very active in many community activities and was a founding member of the Cambria Heights Kiwanis Club, served as treasurer of the Queens County Overall Economic Development Corporation and was vice president of Community Planning Board, Community Board 13 in Queens.