We were shocked a couple weeks ago to learn that Frank Costello, former owner of Costello's Pub & Grub on Fox Lake in Illinois, had cancer and was in hospice care in Springfield. We found out Tuesday that he had died on this past Sunday.
The service was Thursday in Waverly, Illinois, a small town south of Springfield. We decided a better way to remember him would be to go to his old place to reminiscence. After he sold it, it became Baja Benny's and is now Stormy Monday.
We're planning to have a lot of his friends gather there at 6 p.m. today to do that.
We were among his first customers when he opened. Actually, we pulled up on our boat and went inside. They said they couldn't sell us a beer, as they didn't have their license yet, but we could have a pop. He was a real godsend during the Round Lake two month teacher's strike as he had daily specials for teachers as well as some of the best soup I've ever had.
The Pub & grub part of the place's name came from me. I deejayed there many times.
We'll Sure Miss Him. Here's to You, Frank. --RoadDog
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