The Heydeckers and Glynns Merge

RICHARD CREAGH HEYDECKER was born on June 30, 1933 in New York City. He was the son of the late Claire (Enright) and William Creagh Heydecker Jr., and the grandnephew of Richard Enright, police commissioner of New York City. Richard traveled to many countries during school leaves, including most of Europe, Mexico, and Cuba. After graduation from private school, he began studying at Columbia College where he also excelled on the varsity track team.

During the Korean War, he left Columbia to enter the army. He served two years in the Army Corps of Engineers. Upon his honorable discharge, he returned to Columbia and received his A.B. in 1957. He then received a bachelor of architecture at Cooper Union in 1965. He continued with post-graduate studies at Harvard Graduate School of Design and at Stanford University focusing on education facilities. Richard joined KLQ Architects in 1961, a firm specializing in the design of educational institutions, eventually buying the firm outright in 1990. Richard took pride in the fact that his firm had built more schools than any other firm in Massachusetts.

While continuing his work at KLQ, he was also an adjunct professor at Wentworth Institute, concentrating on “Office Practices” and “Building Materials”. Richard was very active in town politics, being voted in as a member of the school committee for over nine years. He was the chairman of the Permanent Building Committee for 12 years and continued to serve for years afterward. He was active on the Committee Against the Prison, as well as active in producing studies for the Foxboro State Hospital reuse. He was also active in supporting the Foxboro Senior Center.

Richard loved to travel in his later years with his wife Patricia Anne (Glynn) Heydecker to indigenous heritage sites around America, later taking a world tour in 2009 focusing on world heritage sites that lasted several months. Richard passed away from pneumonia on May 18, 2022.

PATRICIA ANN (GLYNN) HEYDECKER was born on December 8, 1939 in Albany, NY. She was the daughter of the late Clifford Hallet Glynn and Eunice (Blum). At the age of ten, she and her family moved to New York City. After graduation from Jamaica High School, she attended Cooper Union as an architectural student under their first degree program. In September of 1959, as she entered the sixth floor studio, she spotted Richard along with the older architecture students passing through the studio on the seventh floor walkway. She said to her fellow student, “see that guy up there with the goatee? I’m going to marry him.” She did, on November 28, 1959.

She was a resident of Foxborough since 1962. She was employed as a designer from 1970 in the equipment and furnishing business and later with her husband in the architectural field at KLQ Architects in Norwood until her retirement in 2008. She was active in the Town of Foxborough as an elected Planning Board member and on the Committee against the prison. She was also active in producing studies for the Hospital reuse, as well as the recent Senior Center study, in addition to assisting her husband as an architect. 

In the summer of 1966, Patricia began to work as the Gift Shop Bunny at the Playboy Club of Boston. In September, she was elected President of the Taylor School PTA. Principal Ahearn said, “We have more fathers attending these meetings than any other school in town.” During this time Patricia and her husband joined FSHLUAC (Foxboro State Hospital Land Use and Acquisition Committee) in order to study the feasibility of the options presented by the state for use of the closed facility. She was also elected to the Town Planning Board for two 3-year terms.

JEANNE-ELISE MARIE HEYDECKER was born at Beth Israel Hospital on September 8, 1960 in New York City. Jeanne-Elise grew up in Foxborough, MA attending public schools, spending many weekends in New York City with her grandfather, Clifford Hallett Glynn, an artist and sculptor. Summers involved horse camp or additional schooling: Bridgewater State College at age 13 (Project Contemporary Competitiveness Accelerated Studies Program), and Boston Architectural Center at age 14. At age 15, she joined the Rotary Exchange Program and attended Sir J. J. College of Architecture in Bombay, India. She finished high school with her class and attended the High School Studies Program at Massachusetts Institute for Technology (M.I.T.) during that final year.

Jeanne went on to study graphic design at Eastern New Mexico University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She later worked with multiply handicapped youth in Brighton, Massachusetts, combining her creative talents with a passion for social impact.

Jeanne married Steven Maurice Nunes in 1984 and produced no children. She later created a domestic partnership with Derek John Lang which produced a son, William Creagh Heydecker-Lang in 1993. She later severed the partnership in 1994. Derek was born on May 10, 1962 in Somerville, MA, and grew up in Burlington, MA. He was the son of Charles H. and Shirley M. (MacDonald) Lang. Derek was a graduate of Burlington High School. After a brief stint in the USMC, Derek returned home to concentrate in the warehousing field for the following eight years. He also worked for several years as a landscaper. His background is Scottish, and he is a member of the MacDonald Clan. He died at 53, after an extended battle with ALS. 

Her 40-year career spanned five continents, where she led transformations in digital strategy, branding, and technology. From building startups in the United States and India, to reshaping telecom in Myanmar, and mentoring rising leaders across those countries, she combined innovation with integrity, always placing people before pedigree.

She held senior roles at global companies such as iPlace USA, Shyam Telecom Group, and Nokia, and led her own consultancy, ibuildcompanies.com. Her work earned numerous accolades: a Webby Award, a Wall Street Journal Tech Innovation Award, and recognition from the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer. Her influence appeared in Fast Company, TIME, and Crain’s Chicago Business.

In 2007, Jeanne moved with her son, William Creagh Heydecker-Lang, to India, where she lived and worked in Kolkata, Gurgaon, Delhi, and Pune over the next decade.

Later, she brought her expertise to Myanmar, helping usher in modern telecommunications during its transition to democracy. She retired in 2018. In 2023, she married her longtime partner Saw Yu Yu Din. Together, they now live between Singapore, Chiang Mai, and Chicago.

Jeanne began her lifelong adventures at 15 with a year studying in India, followed by work as a courier that took her through Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Her most legendary journey came in 1977 at age 16, when she embarked on an overland expedition from Mumbai to Amsterdam with three companions: Jamshed, a relative of the Shah of Iran; Ashok, a French-Mauritian; and Mary, an American who insisted on carrying a sitar the entire way. With little money and lacking proper visas, the team managed to reach Bulgaria entirely visa-free thanks to Jamshed’s royal connections. Along the way, she experienced the hospitality of villagers, the kindness of strangers, and the raw truths of life on the road. They traveled by train when possible, but also rented motorcycles and bicycles, walked extensively, and hitched rides with anyone who could understand them. Many drivers welcomed them into their homes, sharing food and shelter while their children provided entertainment.

After crossing from India to Amsterdam by land, Jeanne continued exploring Europe by train in 1978, spending most of her time in Berlin. Her adventures expanded globally with a safari in Kenya and Tanzania alongside her brother Chris and mother in 1986, followed by her second major overland expedition in 1988—a trek to Antarctica via Tierra del Fuego aboard a supply ship from Argentina.

Having traveled to more than fifty countries, Jeanne’s experiences range from scuba diving in the Similans in Thailand, meeting up with the Padaung and Po’O tribes in Myanmar, to exploring Berlin’s leather bars and enjoying elephant trekking in Myanmar. During COVID, she lived in exile in Mexico. For 557 days, she was not allowed to return to her life in Singapore. Her adventures, filled with hardship, laughter, and the kindness of strangers, have inspired her son—now a global content strategist—to follow in her footsteps.

As a patron of the arts and an artist herself, she has curated a unique art collection that includes paintings, sculpture, works on paper, queer and street photography, Native American artifacts, and digital media.

Lady Heydecker is also a published voice of reason and inspiration, sharing insight through her web site www.ibuildcompanies.com. Her writing is always aimed at elevating others—entrepreneurs, job seekers, and creative professionals alike.

Now retired, Jeanne travels in business class, though the spirit of that teenage girl who crossed continents on a shoestring still accompanies her on every journey.

WILLIAM CREAGH HEYDECKER-LANG was born on December 8, 1993, in Nashua, New Hampshire, to Derek Lang and Jeanne-Elise Heydecker. His formative years were shaped by his mother’s dynamic international career, which took the family across multiple cities and cultures. From 2000 to 2007, he was based in Chicago, where he attended competitive magnet schools, before advancing into the prestigious Project Arrow Advanced Placement Program for gifted students in Aurora, Illinois.

In 2007, William relocated to Kolkata, India, with his mother, along with their adopted greyhound and Siamese cat. There, he enrolled in the Calcutta International Institute, transitioning from the American school system to the rigorous British-based Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. He later moved to Sun City World School in Gurgaon, completing both his O and A Levels. In 2012, he was awarded the AICE Diploma with Merit from the University of Cambridge International Examinations, reflecting his academic excellence.

Pursuing his passion for global affairs, William enrolled at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, majoring in International Relations. In 2019, he celebrated a cross-cultural union in Thailand, marrying Mehek Anil Lamba in a unique ceremony blending Sikh/Punjabi traditions with Scottish Rites.

In 2020, the couple moved to New York City, where William embarked on a successful career in digital content. He currently serves as an AI Content Development Manager at GroupM, where he leads strategic initiatives for one of the world’s largest tech clients, Google.

In 2025, William and Mehek welcomed their first child, Liam Lamba Heydecker, continuing a lineage rich in tradition, culture, and global citizenship.

LIAM LAMBA HEYDECKER was born on May 2, 2025 to his parents, William Creagh Heydecker-Lang and Mehek Anil Lamba at [hospital name]. He lives in New York City with his parents.

RICHARD CREAGH HEYDECKER II was born on November 17, 1962, in Manhattan, New York. His father, Richard, was 29 and his mother, Patricia, was 22. He has one son with Shauna Catherine Mackerer. He has one brother and one sister.

He attended Foxborough High School for two years, then got his GED. He then attended Boston Architectural College and Northeastern University before becoming a Union carpenter. He married Shauna Mackerer August 31, 2008, and adopted Shauna’s sister’s daughter, Jordan to grow his family.

He has no contact with the rest of the family.

CHRISTIAN ROBERT HEYDECKER was born on August 10, 1964. When he was born in Manhattan, New York, his father, Richard, was 31 and his mother, Patricia, was 24. He has one brother and one sister.

He attended Foxborough High School until age 16, then later received his GED. He the attended [college] for [major], the worked at KLQ, with his mother and father as a CAD Operator. Later he took on his own business as a Design/Builder of unusual residences, including compounds for Patriots football players, converting a church into a residence with a recording studio, and several others. He also runs an automotive parts supply company that also makes custom parts that are no longer available or fulfill the vision for the client.

On [date], Chris married Margaret Enos in a ceremony at St. Mary’s Church in Foxborough, Massachusetts. He had two sons* and one daughter with Margaret Enos between 1998 and 2003.

MARGARET ENOS was born on March 21, 1966, in Norwood, Massachusetts. She had two sons* and one daughter with Christian Robert Heydecker between 1998 and 2003.

She attended Foxborough High School, graduating in 1982. She then went to [college] majoring in [major], and graduated with a [diploma] in [year].

Margaret has been an independent financial consultant since [year].

JAMES BUSTER HEYDECKER was born at Norwood Hospital in Massachusetts on February 9th, 1998.

He attended the [name] Charter School in Foxborough, Massachusetts and graduated in [year]. He then attended Clark University majoring in History, earning a [diploma]. From then, he has been working with [description of clients]assisting them in becoming independent and secure.

THERESA ANN HEYDECKER was born at Norwood Hospital on January 16th, 2002.

She attended the [name] Charter School in Foxborough, Massachusetts and graduated in [year]. She then attended

ELLIE HEYDECKER was born at Norwood Hospital in Massachusetts on 11 September, 2003. Born Nicholas Justin Heydecker, she changed her name in 2022.

She attended the [name] Charter School in Foxborough, Massachusetts and graduated in [year]. She then attended…

She is an airplane mechanic after graduating from [X] in [year].