Amy Coseo
10/19/76 – 11/07/23
The world became less bright on November 7, 2023, when Amy Coseo (47) tragically passed away at her home in Missoula, Montana.
Amy was born in Saratoga Springs, on October 19, 1976 and graduated from Saratoga High School in 1994. As a “Streak”, Amy competed on the Girl’s Varsity Soccer and Lacrosse teams, loved her time as a Choralier, and immersed herself in creating art. After high school, Amy studied art and psychology at Middlebury College in Vermont, graduating in 1998. Amy played on the Women’s Varsity Soccer team for the four years she was at Middlebury.
Amy’s life was full of love and adventure. From rafting trips in Chile, climbing active volcanoes at night in Italy and rafting multiple times down the Colorado River to running in the Klondike Road Relay Race in Alaska, Amy ‘s enthusiasm for experience and living fully was inspiring. She dedicated her life to finding beauty in the world around her and turning that passion into artwork. Most recently, her latest artwork exhibit titled “Promise” was featured in Missoula’s premier art gallery, Radius.
After college, Amy lived for five years in New York City and then moved to Missoula, Montana, where she resided until her death. While in Missoula, Amy and her partner, Dave Morris, enjoyed backcountry and cross-country skiing, off-road bike riding and trips to Moab, Utah with their dogs Moki, Osa and Juno.
Amy was a survivor of breast cancer. She tirelessly devoted her energy to advocacy for breast cancer awareness. She was a Legislative Advocate for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Amy was a member of the Silver Lining Foundation in Missoula, a group of breast cancer surviving women that engage in international dragon boat and outrigger canoe paddling competition.
An ardent advocate for affordable health care, Montana’s environment and the Indigenous People who live there, Amy used her design and marketing company, Studio Verde Creative, as the voice of her activism. Studio Verde Creative specialized in branding and multi-media for mission-driven clients.
A member of Leadership Montana’s Class of 2017, Amy was also a member of its inaugural Masters Class of 2019. She served on the Board of Directors of Garden City Harvest, a Missoula not-for-profit organization and was also a founding board member of the Red Ants Pants Foundation. Amy was a board member of Montana Mountain Mamas, a network of women throughout Montana, focused on the continuing enjoyment of clean air, clean water and the freedom to access Montana’s waters and lands.
Most recently, Amy worked with Harvest Wholeness Center in Missoula as its Creative Director and Wholeness Guide. Harvest Wholeness Center provides an integrative health approach using ketamine-assisted therapy.
Amy struggled with depression for many years. She battled the symptoms through the use of multiple modalities of treatment. Sadly, she was unable to manage her disorder.
Survivors of Amy are her parents John and Jeanne Standarski Coseo (Unity, ME and Fort Pierce, FL), her partner Dave Morris (Missoula, MT), her sister Kate Coseo, brother-in-law Martin Maines, niece Lucy Maines and nephew Asher Maines (all of Unity, Maine). Her loving aunts and uncles are Tom and Donna Coseo, Jim and Kate Coseo, Peter and Terri Coseo, Mary and Mark Deyle, Nancy Coseo and Steve Korn, Frank Standarski and Susan and Ed Cummings. Amy is loved and will forever be deeply missed by her incredible group of cousins, their partners and their children. She also had a remarkable friend community that spanned her life.
Amy’s family asks that all take the time to become more aware of the prevalence of suicide and its causes in our society and to connect with their family and friends. Condolences can be sent to: The Coseo Family, P.O. Box 182, Unity, ME 04988.
A private celebration of Amy’s life will be held in Saratoga Springs, New York. Contributions to a scholarship in the memory of Amy Coseo can be made to the Zootown Arts Community Center (ZACC) in Missoula. Donations will be used to promote arts education in the Missoula County Public Schools and ZACC classrooms.
Details about the donation information can be found through an internet search engine by typing in the words “everloved amy coseo.”