| Graduation Year | Class of 1976 |
| Date of Birth | Apr 19, 1958 |
| Date of Passing | Aug 28, 2024 |
| About | Dr. Michael Wayne Tongue, 66, departed this life and entered eternal rest on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at his residence after a brief illness, with loved ones by his side. Dr. Tongue attended Ralph J. Bunche Elementary and Southern Junior High Schools. He was a proud graduate of Southern Senior High School, class of 1976. He matriculated through Howard University where he received his Bachelor of Science in 1981. He then attended Ohio State University College of Medicine where he received his doctorate in 1991. He completed his residency at New Center Hospital in Detroit, Michigan in 1992. He was a member of the Phi Alpha Pi Fraternity and a Diplomate of the ABMSP Champions of Podiatry. He was a board member of Ralph J Bunche Community Center, Inc., where he previously served as treasurer and assistant treasurer. He has received multiple citations and certificates of appreciation from Friends of Smithsonian, Boys Town, and an Executive Citation from Anne Arundel County for the REACH program for providing services to the uninsured, just to name a few. Dr. Tongue had a thriving practice at Bay Community Health (formally known as Owensville Primary Care) for over 25 years. He also provided excellent services to Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, St. Mary’s County MD, Sage Point Assisted Living and Sage Point Senior Living in La Plata MD, Calvert Memorial Hospital (surgical staff) in Calvert County, and Country Home Assisted Living in Harwood, MD. He was preceded in death by his father, the late Clinton Tongue Sr.; his mother, the late Florence Magruder Tongue; his brothers, the late Russell Tongue Sr. and Carl Tongue Sr.; and brother-in-law, Stanley Johnson. He leaves to cherish his memory, his beloved sister, Shirley Johnson; brothers, Clinton Tongue, Jr. (Barbara) of Lothian, MD and Donald Tyrone Tongue (Sheila) of Tucson, Arizona; sister-in-law, Doris Tongue of Edgewater, MD; foster sisters, Peggy Sidibet of Glen Burnie, MD and Mabel Davis of Annapolis, MD; nephews, Stacy Tongue, Russell Tongue, Jr., Carl Tongue, Jr., Kadrae Tongue, Jamie Tongue, and Garland Trent; nieces, LaVonne Tongue, Sara Tongue, and Tameka Tongue; cherished great-nephew, Kedrick Tongue; great-nephews, Keshawn Tongue, Keithan Tongue, Keaiden Tongue, and Thomauri Nelson; great-niece, Aleena Tongue- Aniq; one great-great-niece, Delilah Tongue; devoted cousin, Anita Spriggs; best friend, Dwayne Spriggs; beloved, trusted, and significant friend, Lizette E. Christian. He also leaves a host of family and friends. |
