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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 | 9A Joyce from A1 he said. “Now these kids are adults … that remember me having a positive impact on their life.” In his role as a police offi- cer, Joyce was referred to as “coach” by a fellow officer and sometimes even inmates who had trained under his tutelage. Joyce found a strong over- lap between the two roles, particularly when coaching both athletes and inmates about discipline and account- ability. “There’s ups and downs. There’s blood, sweat and tears in wrestling … and there’s blood sweat and tears out in the real world, too,” he said. For Joyce, his law enforce- ment career has been high- lighted by the impressions he’s made on those who needed a course correction in life. “You hope that you’ve done some good and helped some- body,” he said. In that, Joyce met the chal- lenge of counseling repeat offenders who faced an array of issues, hearing on many ac- counts promises to straighten out “next time.” “Finally, that next time when they do fix whatever the problem is … and then you see them a year later, they’re still clean, they’re being pro- ductive members of the com- munity — that’s a success sto- ry,” he said. Joyce recalled an incident during a traffic stop down- town on Main Street years ago. A young lady suddenly approached him and credited him with saving her life. “There was a time in her life where she was in a bad crowd and I said, ‘There’s not going to be anything good that’s go- ing to come if you continue in this scenario,’” Joyce remem- bered. “And then there was something bad that happened. Fast forward a few years and that’s when she comes up and says, ‘You saved my life.’ We gave each other a hug and I know she’s really successful now.” In addition to community impacts, Joyce is retiring with no small degree of pride in what he’s brought to the city’s police department. “The most gratifying part of my career was being a field Phone and Internet Discounts Available to CenturyLink Customers The Oregon Public Utility Commission designated CenturyLink as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier within its service area for universal service purposes. CenturyLink’s basic local service rates for residential voice lines are $18.48-$19.48 per month and business services are $26.00-$30.00 per month. Specific rates will be provided upon request. COURTESY PHOTO Cottage Grove police officer Chris Joyce with his grandson Dayton. 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The citizens of Cottage Grove have treated me, my wife and kids fantastic for 22 years.” Though Joyce is planning to “take a breath” as he begins his retirement, he intends on remaining active in the com- munity. “It took a long time to not say, ‘We’re from Nyssa,’” he said. “But Cottage Grove is our home.” Congratulations! to our Employee of the Month Maria Lepe 541-942-4415 • 2775 Row River Road • bradschevy.com Cottage Grove Sentinel Introduces... 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