[1] Heyman began his career as a schoolteacher in Grand Rapids, Ohio.
[1] In the 1960s, he moved to Key West, Florida, where he co-founded the Gingerbread Square Gallery in 1972.
[2] Under his leadership, the City of Key West passed a resolution to make it illegal for employers to fire staff who had HIV/AIDS.
[4] The Richard A. Heyman Environmental Pollution Control Facility in Key West was named in his honor.
[5] In 2010, a documentary about Richard Heyman's first term as mayor, directed by John Mikytuck, The Newcomer, was released.