Getting to know Peter Cockle

Peter Cockle owns a Maricopa business and is also a soccer scout on the side and retained much of the tastes and enthusiasms of his English upbringing.

Hometown: London, England
Resides in: Rancho El Dorado
Maricopan since: 2008
Occupation: Owner – logistics/transportation company
Family: Wife Diana
Pets: Stallone (Belgium Mallinois), Rat Dog (Corgi)
Cars: Dodge Ram 1500 SXT
Hobbies: Soccer, Reading, Camping, Outdoors
Pet peeve: People being late!
Dream vacation: New Zealand
Like most about Maricopa: The community and how it pulls together
Like least about Maricopa: Being stuck at the railway crossing and the smell from the cows!

Favorite …
Charity: Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life
Actor: Tom Hanks
Song: Unanswered Prayers – Garth Brooks
Musician:  The Jam
Team:  Charlton Athletic (English Soccer)
Athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo
Food: Anything English
Drink: Guinness
Meal: Bangers and Mash
Restaurant: George and Dragon, Central Avenue, Phoenix
Getaway:  Anywhere where there is no cell reception!
Website: www.shipfr8.com / www.taylormadefutbal.com
Quote: “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm” – Winston Churchill
Words to live by: Live each day as if it were your last, as one day it will be!
Joke:  What’s green and robs stagecoaches? Dick the Gherkin! English joke!
Anything else we should know? I am a certified soccer scout and am promoting Saprissa (Costa Rican soccer team) visit to Maricopa at the end of June

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