Living room scene: Dad, Mom, John Jr., Jessie, Mary Ann and Evan

All dressed up: John Banks Sr. in the living room

'Big Johnny' Banks on the steps out front

Buffy, the cocker spaniel and family pet from 1968-81. R.I.P.

David, John and Mary Ann Banks before church

David Banks watches family mutt Buffy in circa-1969 photo

Peggy Banks and her youngest sister, Dolores, in the kitchen

California cousins Tim, Pamela, Colleen and Susie Hall during visit in 1970s

Neighborhood Halloween gathering on the side porch

John Jr. in back yard before a Mount Lebanon Little League ballgame long ago

Uncle Richard and Aunt Dolores Dex with their kids, Linda and Mary

Fireside before church: Mary Ann, David and John Banks

Circa-1975 snowstorm on Old Farm Road

Mom's Halloween costume wasn't quite ready for prime time