Together, they had four children and nine grandchildren. His daughter Eleanor married real estate investor Rodney Propp; they have since divorced. Heyman and his wife owned a large collection of modern art, including works by Alberto Giacometti, Jackson Pollock, Jeff Koons and Mark Rothko. He was a member of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. Samuel J. Heyman died on November 7, 2009 at age 70 due to complications from open heart surgery. References External links International Speciality Products Inc. The Heyman Fellowships Program 1939 births 2009 deaths American hedge fund managers American financiers American investors Jewish American philanthropists American manufacturing businesspeople Harvard Law School alumni People from Westport, Connecticut Presidential Citizens Medal recipients Yale College alumni 20th-century American philanthropists