Stephen Heywood, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetStephen Heywood
American architect
Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1969
Date of Death: 26-Nov-2006
Profession: architect
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Stephen Heywood
- Stephen Heywood (April 13, 1969 – November 26, 2006) was an American builder and self-taught architect, specializing in the renovation of old houses.[1] He was diagnosed with ALS in 1998, at the age of 29.
- He was the subject of His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine, written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jonathan Weiner, and the documentary film, So Much So Fast, which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.
- Stephen Heywood was a catalyst in the ALS research field, driving scientists and leaders to find effective treatments for ALS patients.
- He is survived by his wife, Wendy (Stacy) Heywood, and son, Alexander Stephen Heywood; two brothers, James Heywood, and Benjamin Heywood, co-founder of a website for patients with ALS and other life-changing illnesses, PatientsLikeMe.[2]; and his parents, John B.
- Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Peggy (Gilkerson) Heywood. Stephen lived in Newton, Massachusetts, with his wife and son until his death at age 37.
- He died from an accidentally detached respirator in November 2006.
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