{"id":261,"date":"2026-07-23T18:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wallace.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:23:22","slug":"author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wallace.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/author\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"261\" class=\"elementor elementor-261\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-480f5ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"480f5ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c684fa4\" data-id=\"c684fa4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae2f1b9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae2f1b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d0f4f4\" data-id=\"8d0f4f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7b54b elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2d7b54b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc9f536 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc9f536\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-810a995\" data-id=\"810a995\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff9a4b3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff9a4b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9914a43 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9914a43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d83bda elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d83bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A lifetime among horses, myths, and second chances.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33bd5fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33bd5fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWallace Jan Ecklof grew up in a one square mile honky-tonk community on the Jersey shore and graduated high school in 1965 during the height of the Viet Nam War. He started working as a Roller Derby skater, a lobsterman, and then a cowboy in South Dakota for two years on a horse and cattle ranch. He then attended college studying for a and work for Prudential Insurance Company, while his mother wanted him to pursue something scholarly in Art or Literature. He married while still in college and the birth of the first of three sons, Shawn, Shannon and Patrick put his college career on hold. His father wished him to follow the path of other male family members. His need to support his family would mean the pursuit of literary interests would have to wait. He worked in retail and insurance, obtained his real estate license then managed a large real estate office in Middletown N.J. for twelve years. 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