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Tanaquil

Tanaquil (Etruscan: Thanchvil) was the queen of Rome by marriage to Tarquinius Priscus, the fifth King of Rome.

Life
The daughter of a powerful Etruscan family in Tarquinii, Etruria, Tanaquil thought her husband would make a good leader, but since he was the son of an immigrant, he would not be able to gain power in Tarquinii, where they lived. Knowing this, Tanaquil encouraged him to move to Rome, which was not at the time dominated by a strong local aristocracy. Her prophetic abilities helped her to install Tarquin as king and later Servius Tullius as the next king. While on the road to Rome, an eagle flew off with Tarquin's hat and then returned it to his head. Tanaquil interpreted this as a sign that the gods wanted him to become a king.

Tanaquil's prophecy was eventually realized for Tarquin—he eventually became friends with King Ancus Marcius, who made Tarquin guardian of his children. When the king died before his children were old enough to become successors to the throne, Tarquin used his popularity in the Comitia to be elected the fifth king of Rome. He ruled from 616 to 579 BC.

She had four children, two daughters and two sons, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the seventh and last king of Rome, and Arruns Tarquinius. One of her daughters, Tarquinia, married Servius Tullius after he had succeeded Tarquinius Priscus as king.

Tanaquil played a role in the rise of Servius Tullius, the sixth king of Rome. Raising him as her own child, Tanaquil believed Servius would be the next successor to the throne. Her dreams would be realized when, one day Servius was sleeping and his head was surrounded with flames. The fires danced around his head without hurting him and when Servius awoke, the fire disappeared. Taking this as an omen, Tanaquil knew Servius would one day be king. When Tarquin was assassinated, Tanaquil hid his death from her subjects, instead telling them that Tarquin had been wounded and had himself appointed Servius regent until he got better. After gaining the people's respect and commanding the kingship, Servius and Tanaquil announced Tarquin's death. The Senate named Servius king, and Tanaquil's sons, Lucius and Arruns, married Servius' daughters, the Tulliae.

Gaia Caecilia
In an alternate tradition reported by several Roman chroniclers, Tanaquil changed her name to Gaia Caecilia when she arrived at Rome. Under this name she was regarded as the model of womanly virtue, skilled in the domestic arts, particularly spinning and weaving, and she was associated with the origin of various Roman wedding customs.

Pliny reports that in his day, six hundred years later, her spindle and distaff were preserved in the Temple of Sancus, where stood a bronze statue of the queen, together with a purple tunic she had woven for Servius Tullius, and according to some authorities a belt upon which Tanaquil had placed a number of healing charms, and to which miraculous properties were ascribed. Tanaquil was said to have woven the first tunica recta, the dress traditionally woven by Roman brides for their wedding day, and it was even supposed that the ancient wedding formula recited by the bride and groom, "ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia" (as you are Gaius, I am Gaia), was a reference to Tanaquil. During the Renaissance, Boccaccio cited Gaia Caecilia (under the name "Gaia Cyrilla") in his De Mulieribus Claris (On Famous Women) as a model of frugality and the simple living style of Roman antiquity.

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5th Annual Grammy Awards

The 5th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 15, 1963, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1962. Tony Bennett and Igor Stravinsky each won 3 awards.

Award winners

 * Record of the Year
 * Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
 * Album of the Year (other than classical)
 * Vaughn Meader for The First Family
 * Song of the Year
 * Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (songwriters) for "What Kind of Fool Am I?" performed by Sammy Davis, Jr.
 * Best New Artist
 * Robert Goulet

Children's

 * Best Recording for Children
 * Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Classical

 * Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
 * Igor Stravinsky (conductor) & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: The Firebird Ballet
 * Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
 * Leonard Bernstein (conductor), Eileen Farrell & the New York Philharmonic for Götterdämmerung - Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene/Wesendonck Songs
 * Best Opera Recording
 * Georg Solti (conductor), Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price, Giorgio Tozzi, Jon Vickers, & the Rome Opera House Orchestra for Verdi: Aida
 * Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
 * Otto Klemperer (conductor), Wilhelm Pitz (choir director) & the Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus for Bach: St. Matthew Passion
 * Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
 * Igor Stravinsky (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Columbia Symphony Orchestra for Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D
 * Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)
 * Vladimir Horowitz for Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz
 * Best Classical Performance - Chamber Music
 * Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky & William Primrose for The Heifetz-Piatigorsky Concerts With Primrose, Pennario and Guests
 * Best Contemporary Composition
 * Igor Stravinsky (composer and conductor) for Stravinsky: The Flood
 * Album of the Year - Classical
 * Vladimir Horowitz for Columbia Records Presents Vladimir Horowitz

Composing and arranging

 * Best Instrumental Theme
 * Bobby Scott & Ric Marlowe (composers) for "A Taste of Honey"
 * Best Instrumental Arrangement
 * Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Baby Elephant Walk"
 * Best Background Arrangement
 * Marty Manning (arranger) for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" performed by Tony Bennett

Country

 * Best Country & Western Recording
 * Burl Ives for "Funny Way of Laughin'"

Folk

 * Best Folk Recording
 * Peter, Paul and Mary for "If I Had a Hammer"

Gospel

 * Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording
 * Mahalia Jackson for Great Songs of Love and Faith

Jazz

 * Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group (Instrumental)
 * Stan Getz for "Desafinado"
 * Best Jazz Performance - Large Group (Instrumental)
 * Stan Kenton for Adventures In Jazz
 * Best Original Jazz Composition
 * Vince Guaraldi (composer) for "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio

Musical show

 * Best Original Cast Show Album
 * Richard Rodgers (composer) & the original cast (Richard Kiley, Diahann Carroll, Bernice Mass, Noelle Adam, Don Chastain, Mitchell Gregg & Noelle Adam) for No Strings

Packaging and notes

 * Best Album Cover - Classical
 * Marvin Schwartz (art director) for The Intimate Bach performed by Laurindo Almeida, Virginia Majewski & Vincent DeRosa
 * Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
 * Robert M. Jones (art director) for Lena...Lovely and Alive performed by Lena Horne

Pop

 * Best Solo Vocal Performance, Female
 * Ella Fitzgerald for Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson
 * Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male
 * Tony Bennett for "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
 * Best Performance by a Vocal Group
 * Peter, Paul and Mary for "If I Had a Hammer"
 * Best Performance by a Chorus
 * The New Christy Minstrels for Presenting The New Christy Minstrels
 * Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
 * Joe Harnell for Fly Me to the Moon and the Bossa Nova Pops
 * Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra, Not for Jazz or Dancing
 * Peter Nero for The Colorful Peter Nero
 * Best Rock and Roll Recording
 * Bent Fabric for "Alley Cat"

Production and engineering

 * Best Engineering Contribution - Other Than Novelty and Other Than Classical
 * Al Schmitt (engineer) for Hatari! performed by Henry Mancini
 * Best Engineered Recording - Classical
 * Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Fritz Reiner (conductor) & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
 * Best Engineering Contribution - Novelty
 * Robert Fine (engineer) for The Civil War, Vol. I performed by Martin Gabel & Frederick Fennell

R&B

 * Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
 * Ray Charles for "I Can't Stop Loving You"

Spoken

 * Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording (other than comedy)
 * Charles Laughton for The Story-Teller: A Session With Charles Laughton

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6th Annual Grammy Awards

The 6th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 12, 1964, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1963. Henry Mancini won 4 awards.

Award winners

 * Record of the Year
 * Henry Mancini for "Days of Wine and Roses"
 * Album of the Year (other than classical)
 * Barbra Streisand for The Barbra Streisand Album
 * Song of the Year
 * Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer (songwriters) for "Days of Wine and Roses" performed by Henry Mancini
 * Best New Artist
 * Ward Swingle (The Swingle Singers)

Children's

 * Best Recording for Children
 * Leonard Bernstein (conductor) for Bernstein Conducts for Young People performed by the New York Philharmonic

Classical

 * Best Classical Performance - Orchestra
 * Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
 * Best Classical Performance - Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra)
 * Skitch Henderson (conductor), Leontyne Price & the RCA Orchestra for Great Scenes From Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
 * Best Opera Recording
 * Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Rosalind Elias, Leontyne Price, Richard Tucker & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra for Puccini: Madama Butterfly
 * Best Classical Performance - Choral (other than opera)
 * Benjamin Britten (conductor), Edward Chapman, David Willcocks (choir directors), the Bach Choir, Highgate School Choir & the London Symphony Orchestra & Choir for Britten: War Requiem
 * Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
 * Erich Leinsdorf (conductor), Arthur Rubinstein & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor
 * Best Classical Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Duo (without orchestra)
 * Vladimir Horowitz for The Sound of Horowitz
 * Best Classical Music Performance - Chamber Music
 * Julian Bream for Evening of Elizabethan Music performed by the Julian Bream Consort
 * Best Classical Composition by a Contemporary Composer
 * Benjamin Britten (composer & conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Britten: War Requiem
 * Best Classical Album
 * Benjamin Britten (conductor) & the London Symphony Orchestra for Britten: War Requiem
 * Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
 * André Watts

Comedy

 * Best Comedy Performance
 * Allan Sherman for "Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah"

Composing and arranging

 * Best Instrumental Theme
 * Riz Ortolani (composer) for "More - Theme From Mondo Cane"
 * Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show
 * John Addison (composer) for Tom Jones
 * Best Instrumental Arrangement
 * Quincy Jones (arranger) for "I Can't Stop Loving You" performed by Count Basie
 * Best Background Arrangement
 * Henry Mancini (arranger) for "Days of Wine and Roses"

Country

 * Best Country & Western Recording
 * Bobby Bare for "Detroit City"

Folk

 * Best Folk Recording
 * Peter, Paul and Mary for "Blowin' in the Wind"

Gospel

 * Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
 * Soeur Sourire for "Dominique"

Jazz

 * Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Soloist or Small Group
 * Bill Evans for Conversations with Myself
 * Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group
 * Woody Herman for Encore: Woody Herman, 1963
 * Best Original Jazz Composition
 * Steve Allen & Ray Brown (composers) for "Gravy Waltz" performed by Steve Allen

Musical show

 * Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
 * Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick (composers) & the original cast (Barbara Cook, Jack Cassidy, Barbara Baxley, Daniel Massey, Nathaniel Frey, Ralph Williams & Jo Wilder) for She Loves Me

Packaging and notes

 * Best Album Cover - Classical
 * Robert M. Jones (art director) for Puccini: Madama Butterfly conducted by Erich Leinsdorf
 * Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
 * John Berg for The Barbra Streisand Album performed by Barbra Streisand
 * Best Album Notes
 * Stanley Dance & Leonard Feather (notes writers) for The Ellington Era performed by Duke Ellington

Pop

 * Best Vocal Performance, Female
 * Barbra Streisand for The Barbra Streisand Album
 * Best Vocal Performance, Male
 * Jack Jones for "Wives and Lovers"
 * Best Performance by a Vocal Group
 * Peter, Paul and Mary for "Blowin' in the Wind"
 * Best Performance by a Chorus
 * Ward Swingle for Bach's Greatest Hits performed by the Swingle Singers
 * Best Performance by an Orchestra - for Dancing
 * Count Basie for This Time by Basie! Hits of the 50s and 60s
 * Best Performance by an Orchestra or Instrumentalist with Orchestra, Not for Jazz or Dancing
 * Al Hirt for "Java"
 * Best Rock and Roll Recording
 * April Stevens & Nino Tempo for "Deep Purple"

Production and engineering

 * Best Engineered Recording - Other Than Classical
 * James Malloy (engineer) for Charade performed by Henry Mancini
 * Best Engineered Recording - Classical
 * Lewis W. Layton (engineer), Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra for Puccini: Madama Butterfly
 * Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects
 * Robert Fine (engineer) for Civil War Vol. II performed by Frederick Fennell

R&B

 * Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
 * Ray Charles for "Busted"

Spoken

 * Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (other than comedy)
 * Edward Albee (playwright) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? performed by Melinda Dillon, George Grizzard, Uta Hagen & Arthur Hill

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7th Annual Grammy Awards

The 7th Annual Grammy Awards were held on April 13, 1965, at Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills. They recognized accomplishments of musicians for the year 1964. João Gilberto & Stan Getz won 4 awards.

Award winners

 * Record of the Year
 * Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz for "The Girl from Ipanema"
 * Album of the Year
 * João Gilberto & Stan Getz for Getz/Gilberto
 * Song of the Year
 * Jerry Herman (songwriter) for "Hello, Dolly!" performed by Louis Armstrong
 * Best New Artist
 * The Beatles

Children's

 * Best Recording for Children
 * Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns, David Tomlinson & Ed Wynn for Mary Poppins

Classical

 * Best Performance - Orchestra
 * Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) & the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Mahler: Symphony No. 5/Berg: Wozzeck Excerpts
 * Best Vocal Soloist Performance (with or without orchestra)
 * Fritz Reiner (conductor), Leontyne Price & the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz: Nuits d'Ete (Song Cycle)/Falla: El Amor Brujo
 * Best Opera Recording
 * Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Franco Corelli, Mirella Freni, Robert Merrill, Leontyne Price & the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra for Bizet: Carmen
 * Best Choral Performance (other than opera)
 * Robert Shaw (choir director) & the Robert Shaw Chorale for Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
 * Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (with orchestra)
 * Eugene Ormandy (conductor), Isaac Stern & the Philadelphia Orchestra for Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D
 * Best Performance - Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (without orchestra)
 * Vladimir Horowitz for Vladimir Horowitz Plays Beethoven, Debussy, Chopin
 * Best Chamber Music Performance - Vocal
 * Noah Greenberg (conductor) & the New York Pro Musica for It Was a Lover and His Lass
 * Best Chamber Music Performance - Instrumental
 * Jascha Heifetz, Jacob Lateiner & Gregor Piatigorsky for Beethoven: Trio No. 1 in E Flat, Op.1 #1
 * Best Composition by a Contemporary Composer
 * Samuel Barber for Concerto performed by John Browning
 * Best Classical Album
 * Leonard Bernstein (conductor) & the New York Philharmonic for Bernstein: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
 * Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist
 * Marilyn Horne

Comedy

 * Best Comedy Performance
 * Bill Cosby for I Started Out as a Child

Composing and arranging

 * Best Instrumental Composition (other than jazz)
 * Henry Mancini (composer) for "The Pink Panther Theme"
 * Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show
 * Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (composers) for Mary Poppins performed by Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke & various artists
 * Best Instrumental Arrangement
 * Henry Mancini (arranger) for "The Pink Panther Theme"
 * Best Accompaniment Arrangement for Vocalist(s) or Instrumentalist(s)
 * Peter Matz (arranger) for "People" performed by Barbra Streisand

Country

 * Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female
 * Dottie West for "Here Comes My Baby"
 * Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Male
 * Roger Miller for "Dang Me"
 * Best Country & Western Single
 * Roger Miller for "Dang Me"
 * Best Country & Western Song
 * Roger Miller (songwriter) for "Dang Me"
 * Best Country & Western Album
 * Roger Miller for Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug
 * Best New Country & Western Artist
 * Roger Miller

Folk

 * Best Folk Recording
 * Gale Garnett for We'll Sing in the Sunshine

Gospel

 * Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical)
 * Tennessee Ernie Ford for Great Gospel Songs

Jazz

 * Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group or Soloist with Small Group
 * Stan Getz for Getz/Gilberto
 * Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Large Group or Soloist with Large Group
 * Laurindo Almeida for Guitar from Ipanema
 * Best Original Jazz Composition
 * Lalo Schifrin (composer) for "The Cat"

Musical show

 * Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album
 * Jule Styne & Robert Merrill (composers) & the original cast (Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin, Danny Meehan, Kay Medford, Jean Stapleton & John Lankston) for Funny Girl

Packaging and notes

 * Best Album Cover - Classical
 * Robert M. Jones (art director) & Jan Balet (graphic artist) for Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals/Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler
 * Best Album Cover - Other Than Classical
 * Robert Cato (art director) & Don Bronstein (photographer) for People performed by Barbra Streisand
 * Best Album Notes
 * Stanton Catlin (album notes writer) for Mexico (Legacy Collection) performed by Carlos Chavez

Pop

 * Best Vocal Performance, Female
 * Barbra Streisand for People
 * Best Vocal Performance, Male
 * Louis Armstrong for "Hello, Dolly!"
 * Best Performance by a Vocal Group
 * The Beatles for A Hard Day's Night
 * Best Performance by a Chorus
 * Ward Swingle for The Swingle Singers Going Baroque performed by The Swingle Singers
 * Best Instrumental Performance - Non-Jazz
 * Henry Mancini for "The Pink Panther Theme"
 * Best Rock and Roll Recording
 * Petula Clark for "Downtown"

Production and engineering

 * Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical
 * Phil Ramone (engineer) for Getz/Gilberto performed by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
 * Best Engineered Recording
 * Douglas Larter (engineer), Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) & the Philharmonia Orchestra for Britten: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
 * Best Engineered Recording - Special or Novel Effects
 * David Hassinger (engineer) for The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles performed by The Chipmunks

R&B

 * Best Rhythm & Blues Recording
 * Nancy Wilson for "(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"

Spoken

 * Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (other than comedy)
 * That Was The Week That Was for BBC Tribute to John F. Kennedy performed by the That Was the Week That Was cast

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Billy Costello (boxer)

Billy Costello (born William Donald Castiglioni; April 10, 1956 – June 29, 2011) was a professional boxer in the United States.

Early life
Costello was born in Kingston, New York, on April 10, 1956, to a Sicilian father and a mother of Native American, Italian and African American descent, as one of nine children. Costello was active in the Boy Scouts. He played third base on the Kingston High School baseball team and had originally hoped for a career as a professional baseball player.

Amateur career
Billy Costello won the 1978 135 pound New York Golden Gloves Open Championship. Costello stopped Raymond Johnson of the United Block Association in the second round to win the Championship. Costello began boxing in the Police Athletic League program in Kingston, and later trained at the Castle Hill Athletic Club in the Bronx, New York.

Professional career
During his career, he was managed by Mike Jones, who was also famous for managing Gerry Cooney and Wilford Scypion. Costello fought a lot of his early professional bouts around the Hudson Valley-NYC area, after a successful amateur career that culminated in a Golden Gloves award. The Kew Gardens section of Queens, New York eventually became his home, at least while he was champion. But before winning a title, he put together an early undefeated streak, which included a 10-round decision over Willie Rodriguez on CBS television in November 1982. He and his management then became closely associated with the CBS network, which aired several of his fights.

The one and only title he held in his career, the WBC junior welterweight title, was won by knocking out Bruce Curry in the 10th round in January 1984 in front of a pro-Curry crowd in Beaumont, Texas. He would then make three defenses of the belt, all in Kingston, and all by 12-round unanimous decision. His first foe as champion was Ronnie Shields, with whom he traded first-round knockdowns before eventually securing the points win. Next was former WBC 140-lb. champion and veteran Saoul Mamby, who replaced Leroy Haley, another former possessor of Costello's belt, on five days notice. Costello defeated ex-champion Mamby unanimous decision.

His next fight was finally against Leroy Haley. The result was a unanimous win over 12 rounds for Costello. Next, a Denver, Colorado fighter named Lonnie 'Lightning' Smith defeated him, knocking down and cutting the defending champion en route to an eighth-round stoppage in New York City to claim the title in August 1985.

Billy kept coming back, next fighting three-time champion Alexis Argüello in February 1986. Arguello, behind on points, stopped Costello in Round 4 after knocking him down. Costello then took some time off from the ring, fighting on a sporadic 'here-and-there' basis until the early 1990s. In his last bout in 1999, he defeated former world champion Juan Laporte by ten round decision in a Pay Per View fight, avenging a 1986 loss to LaPorte by his brother Vinnie. All in all, Costello's professional career had lasted an astounding 20 years, from 1979–1999, and ended with a win over a former world champion. His respectable career had only two losses to world champions.

Costello is perhaps best remembered for his stoppage loss to Alexis Arguello.

Life After Boxing
In retirement, Costello worked as a home contractor, active in building and road construction. Costello also served as the volunteer director of the Kingston PAL Boxing Club in Kingston, New York. On evenings and weekends, Costello remained active in pro boxing as a professional boxing judge and referee in New York State at many sanctioned events. There is a Billy Costello Boxing Gym in Kingston, and Costello was involved in boxing shows in the area.

Book
Billy Costello's championship run was the subject of Thomas Hauser's "The Black Lights: Inside the World of Professional Boxing." One of the most widely heralded books ever written on boxing, Hauser appeared in the Costello training camp during last minute negotiations for a televised bout with substitute challenger Saoul Mamby, was given access to the contractual negotiations, and painted a literary portrait of the inside wheels of boxing as it affected Costello.

Personal life
Costello lived most of his life in Kingston, New York. He also lived in Kew Gardens (Queens), New York during much of his reign as champion. He then retired from boxing & moved to New Paltz, New York, a small village in Ulster County, New York near Costello's hometown of Kingston, New York. Costello eventually settled back in his hometown of Kingston, New York where he lived until his demise. He was married and divorced, and had a son and a daughter, who survive him. He was close with his younger brother Mario 'Vinnie' Costello, a noted professional boxer super featherweight boxer from 1981-1990 with a pro record of 20-2-2 but who never fought for a title, who trained with his brother under the late Victor Vallee, who also trained Gerry Cooney.

Death
According to his mother, Dolores, Costello died of lung cancer at a hospital in his native Kingston on June 29, 2011. He was 55. He was survived by: his parents, Dolores and Billy Costello Sr.; a daughter, Christine Costello, and a son, Brandon, from his marriage to his wife, Jane, which ended in divorce; four living brothers, Stephen, Mario 'Vinnie' Costello, Anthony, and Glenn; and two sisters, Vicky Costello and Tammy Moody.

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Bairoa Gym

Bairoa Gym is a boxing gym located in Caguas, Puerto Rico. El gimnasio Bairoa, as it is known in Spanish, is the most famous boxing gym in Puerto Rico because of the list of world champions and top contenders who have trained there.

2005 shooting attack
On March 4, 2005, Bairoa boxer Joseph Serrano, a gold medalist at Central American and Caribbean Games competition as an amateur and 1-0 prospect, was standing near the gym's front door, when he was shot three times by an assailant. Serrano was picked up by his father Edwin and by fellow boxer Victor Bisbal and taken to a hospital, where he recuperated from the gunshots. The shooting's alleged planner, Jonathan Huertas Claudio was sentenced to 15 years probation for paying $2,000 to Jorge Davila to shoot Serrano. Davila was sentenced to 6 months in jail and 11 years probation.

Notable boxers
World champions and well known boxers who have used this facility include Alfredo Escalera, Héctor Camacho, Julian Solís, Henry Bruseles, Juan Cruz, Alberto Mercado, Jesus Rojas, Javier Garcia, Jose Miguel Cotto, Juan Carazo, Miguel Cotto, Daniel Rosario, José Rodriguez, and many more. The gym was managed since 1976 (year when it was inaugurated) by Cuban trainer Julian Delgado, until Evangelista Cotto replaced him during the late 90s. Bairoa Gym's creator Delgado passed away on December 14, 2021, at the age of 91.

Miguel Cotto became the gym's first "homegrown" world champion when he conquered the WBO's world Jr. Welterweight title by knocking out Kelson Pinto of Brazil in six rounds in 2004. Cotto built a career that included various world titles and fights with Antonio Margarito, Sergio Martinez, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul Alvarez.

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