After the 1970 campaign, Cockrill did not again seek public office. From 1971 to 1978, he worked as an urban planner in the Little Rock office of the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]]. Cockrill was subsequently the executive director of several organizations dedicated to the revitalization of downtown Little Rock, such as Little Rock Unlimted Progress and the Metrocentre Improvement District.<ref name=cockrill/> | After the 1970 campaign, Cockrill did not again seek public office. From 1971 to 1978, he worked as an urban planner in the Little Rock office of the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]]. Cockrill was subsequently the executive director of several organizations dedicated to the revitalization of downtown Little Rock, such as Little Rock Unlimted Progress and the Metrocentre Improvement District.<ref name=cockrill/> |