Former Cobb Commission Chairman Mike Boyce remains hospitalized in Indiana after having surgery Tuesday.
Cobb County Government sent a message Tuesday saying that Boyce, an East Cobb resident, suffered two strokes “in recent days.”
Boyce and his wife Judy had been attending a leadership program at the University of Notre Dame, his alma mater, when he was stricken.
An update Tuesday posted to the CaringBridge website said Boyce is on a ventilator and is being sedated as doctors obeserve how he responds.
“Needless to say, this is a very grave situation for our dear friend,” the update states. “Prayer is a powerful thing! Let’s all continue to pray for Mike and Judy.”
More than 100 people have sent messages, including Piedmont Church pastor and MUST Ministries head Ike Reighard as well as Cobb County Manager Jackie McMorris and current Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell.
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Boyce remains in a hospital in South Bend, Ind., and has been visited by family members.
“They are all talking to him and he is showing signs of recognition by occasionally movement of his feet and legs,” wrote Sue Ballard Stone on the CaringBridge page.
“The doctors love the fact that they are talking with him and playing his playlist from the iPod for the time they are there.”
Boyce, a retired Marine colonel, defeated then-chairman Tim Lee in the 2016 Republican primary, then was unopposed in the general election.
He was defeated in his re-election bid in 2020 by Democratic current chairwoman Lisa Cupid.
Boyce is an active member of Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in East Cobb.
“We know Mike is a fighter,” McMorris said in a statement issued by the county. “Our prayers are with him, as well as Judy and the family. We are hopeful of a speedy recovery and praying he can come through this. Our county family hopes to see him back in Cobb County as soon as possible.”
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Mike Boyce was a true servant of God, a person who served his fellow veterans, a man who did what he said he would do, and was loved by all persons who knew him. He will be missed, but never forgotten for all his good and unselfish deeds. God bless Judy, his children and grandchildren.
Mike was one of few (9%) in our generation who bothered to serve our Country during times of war and peace. Hooya.
He also did a super job serving Cobb County during his term as Chairman and before and after he left office.
My prayers go out to him and his family.
I was certainly no fan of his, but I hate to hear what he’s going through and hope the best for him in his recovery.