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Later she became the executive director of Enlight Atlanta, seeking to establish gay and straight alliances in high schools and colleges.

She served as a development liaison between Hands On Atlanta and the Coca-Cola Company and with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources as a community and volunteer liaison for park rangers and management staff.

Her initial intention was to teach, but after moving to Atlanta, she became active in the nonprofit arena, buoyed by the work she’d seen her UGA friends do. Both were filled to capacity, with lines literally spilling out the doors.īorn in Jonesboro, Barfield attended the University of Georgia and while there, quickly befriended and became allies to many in the LGBTQ community and got involved in Athens’ annual Boybutante Ball. Hazel Lynn Barfield, 51, passed away unexpectedly on December 8, 2022.Ī memorial service for family and friends was held December 17 at Fischer Funeral Care and another took place in Midtown at Blake’s on the Park January 9. She was affectionately known as the Mayor of Midtown, a dynamo with an ever-present smile, plentiful hugs and kisses and the ability to warm up to everyone.