From left, Walter Wojcik, Emil Lasica, his mother (“Babci”), John Lasica, George Maciag and his son Gregory, circa 1951.
From left, Frank Gajewski, Greg Gajewski (then 10), Vi Lasica Maciag, George Maciag, Lil Sporn Lasica holding baby Joseph Lasica and Emil Lasica in late 1955.
George Maciag and godfather John Lasica, with a bartender, at Joe Lasica’s christening party at Pyryt’s in Garfield, NJ, on Aug. 14, 1955. We spent many hours at Pyryt’s, a favorite gathering spot for friends and relatives.