Dr. Amy L. Wyatt D.O.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Dr. Amy L. Wyatt D.O. passed away peacefully in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at the age of 66. She was surrounded by friends and family, who honestly forgot why they were there a few times because they were having so much fun sharing stories about her. She was born on June 17, 1959, to Dr. William E. Wyatt and Eileen Litton Wyatt, growing up in Cumberland.

She graduated from Greely High School in 1977. She completed medical school at the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford in 1986, joining her father as a DO. She practiced in the Emergency Department of York Hospital for the next 33 years, building a work family whose stalwart support has been the backbone of her and her children’s lives. She even got to work with both her children at York, making it a real family affair like so many other employees of our beloved community hospital. Later in her career she also worked as far afield as Lincoln. 

Benefiting from her mother’s advocacy for gender equality, Amy and her friend enrolled in a high school industrial arts class, which was not open to girls at the time. Amy had a knack for woodworking, creating ‘folk art’ with her table saw and other tools. As a sixth grader she was pictured in the Portland newspaper with a collage that she had created with bones, shells, wood, etc. gathered on a beach day. 

Amy raised two children, Abigail and Andrew, whose childhood was filled with adventure. One favorite Amy-isim, “if you eat fish, you’ll swim better”, will absolutely be passed on to her granddaughter. We would like the reader to know that Abigail and Andrew ate a ton of fish and swim excellently. 

Amy loved nothing more than the sea. At a young age she knew the ocean was calling her. She bought a tiny sailboat, threw rope around a radiator, threw it into Casco bay, and went from there. Rather than wait until she was retired, she got her captains license, and bought a bigger boat from Canada and named it “Whisper”. Her children grew up with sea legs, salt in their hair, and a love for falling asleep with the motion of the waves. 

Amy was a regular donor with the Red Cross Blood program. In 2018, she ‘made the plaque’ by donating platelets 18 or more times in that year. 

Amy was always up for a good time and spending time with her very large family (she was one of twelve children) was very important to her. She organized family trips to Baxter State Park, gatherings at her home on the York River, and many a road trip. 

Her family takes comfort in knowing that she is finally able to catch up with her best friends in the world, Erin Wyatt and Terry Farrell. 

The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Portsmouth Regional Hospital for the gentle, loving care that was provided to Amy.

For online condolences please visit http://www.lucaseatonfuneralhome.com.

To honor Amy’s legacy, donations to the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA) would be appreciated by the family. https://www.mecasa.org/donate.html.

The family also asks that anyone with alcohol abuse disorder seek and accept help for themselves, and those affected by it realize that they are not alone. Through love and community there is healing and a better life. For more information please look into Alcoholics Anonymous or Al Anon.