Roll of Honor
Anthony Quinn Barfield, Sr.
Incident
Chief of Police Anthony Barfield suffered a fatal heart attack while at the scene of a domestic disturbance.
He began experiencing trouble breathing and was subsequently transported to a local hospital where he passed away.
Chief Barfield was a United States Army veteran who had served in law enforcement for 20 years and was the agency's only law enforcement officer.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Barfield gave the Barwick Police Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Barwick community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Anthony Quinn Barfield, Sr. served in the Army (1983â1992) before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police Anthony Quinn Barfield, Sr. is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 23 of 903 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Quinn Barfield, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Anthony Quinn Barfield, Sr. Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Quinn Barfield, Sr. is highlighted in Apr.