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Philanthropist H. Clifford Lee


H. Clifford "Cliff" Lee, chairman and president emeritus of the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation, died July 16 in Orlando at age 82. With the late Edyth Bush and David R. Roberts, he created the foundation that hasw awarded about 2,000 grants worth $80 million to more than 375 organizations in central Florida and orthers prets of the state. His 40 years of work with various philanthropic causes earned him the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award in Philanthropy from the Association of Fundraising Professionals Central Florida Chapter.