Barbara Eckert:  

I was raised in the military having traveled to numerous states and Germany then ended up in Wichita Falls, TX, graduating from high school in 1962. I've been married to Dr. Richard Eckert since 1964 and we have two sons, Steve and Brad. Steve resides and works in Dallas and Brad and his dog, Blue, live in Dallas. Brad has been happy working with the same company, MUFG Capital Analytics, for the past several years.. We have no grandchildren to boast of but we are animal lovers and I have been an animal volunteer for several years. We've had 3 dogs, Hank, Scooter and Odie, Hank crossed the Rainbow Bridge at age 17, Scooter crossed over the 1st day the electric grid went down in 2021, and Odie crossed over at age 17 in March, 2023. I volunteer with our local animal shelters as well as assisting with the transporting of dogs to their foster & forever homes across the US. After working my spouse's way through college and graduate school. I received a BS degree in Criminal Justice from Midwestern State University and worked as a Juvenile Probation Officer for a few years. I was a licensed Realtor in the great State of Texas since 1986, until retiring in 2019. I ...Expand for more