But before the party for the Cichoszewski side of the family, and then the McGrath side, and then the Vojtech cousins, and the Witters and Contino cousins, and then the Morgans and the Mortises from the old neighborhood on 54th and Winchester, followed by New Year’s Eve with the Mittermans, Booths, Doyles, DiBennardis and the rest of the Evergreen Park neighbors — prior to them all, was the office party at the home of Dad’s boss, who was also his uncle. That was the occasion in 1960 for which Mom was coiffed and simmering.