Thomas Harris Wyatt, M.D., 85, died peacefully at home on August 31, 2024 due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease. He was born January 6, 1939 in Tampa, FL, the son of Mary Alice Young Wyatt and Phil Henley Wyatt. He moved to Sanford, FL where he spent his youth.
Tom graduated from Seminole High School, Sanford, FL. He attended Florida State University on a music scholarship. Tom was an extraordinary piano player. He, and others around him, were blessed by this gift his entire life. Graduating from Florida State University in 1961, he received his Doctor of Medicine from University of Florida School of Medicine in 1965. He continued his training at Vanderbilt University through his general surgery internship in 1966, and his residency and fellowship at Duke University in obstetrics and gynecology. He was a Life Fellow of ACOG and member of the F. Bayard Carter Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Duke University. Following training, Tom served as a Major in the U.S. Army Medical Corp at Lyster Army Hospital, Fort Rucker, AL from 1971 to 1973. He was honorably discharged and moved to Pensacola, FL, where he started his medical practice while raising a family. An original member of the Medical Center Clinic, he was loved and respected by his patients, staff, and partners. It was here he cultivated and shared a love of the water and boating. Tom transitioned from clinical practice to administrative medicine, working all over the southeast. He retired to Fairhope, AL with his wife, Mary. In 2022, Tom and Mary moved to Richmond, VA to be close to family.
Tom was most proud of his four sons, their wives and his seven grandchildren. His greatest pleasure was time with them. He shared his love of music, fishing, watching sports, and exploring.
In addition to his mother and father, Tom is predeceased by his sister, Phyllis Senkarik and his son, Andrew Campbell Wyatt.
Surviving, in addition to his wife of thirty-two years Mary (Johnston) Wyatt, are his sons: Thomas Allen Wyatt (Jan) of Winter Haven, FL, Christopher Harris Wyatt, MD (Julie) of Jackson, MS and Phillip Byers Wyatt (Addie) of Richmond, VA.; seven grandchildren: Thomas James Thornal Wyatt of Washington, D.C.; Campbell Watkins Wyatt, Porter Allen Wyatt, Elizabeth Letton “Lettie” Wyatt, Mary Phalbia “Mim” Wyatt, Harris Hampton Wyatt “Hamp” all of Jackson, MS; and Samuel Byers Wyatt of Richmond, VA; one niece: Kathryn Alexandra Johnston of St Petersburg, FL; and special brother-in-law and friend: Edward Senkarik of Sanford, FL.
A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, October 14 at Bayview Fisher Pou, 3351 Scenic Hwy 90 E, Pensacola, FL. Those who wish to remember Tom may make gifts in his memory to Wade’s Army, www.wadesarmy.org, supporting families battling neuroblastoma or to the Michael J Fox Foundation, www.michaeljfox.org, for Parkinson’s Research.
