Waltham - Mr. Norman J. Jaillet, Sr., of Waltham, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at Maristhill Nursing Home in Waltham after a lengthy illness. He was 77. Born in Needham, a son of the late John B. and Marceline (Maillet) Jaillet, Norman had lived most of his life in Waltham. He was a machinist for the Millipore Corporation for over thirty years before his retirement in 1993. Norman was also an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. Norman leaves his wife of fifty years, Anna L. (Tobin) Jaillet of Waltham; his children, Norman J. Jaillet, Jr. and his partner, Catherine L. Celenza, of Lynnfield, Denise Jaillet and her partner, Bennet O'Neil, of Waltham and Steven Jaillet and his wife, Dawn, of Newton; his grandchildren, Brian and Brooke Jaillet of Groton, Steven, Carissa, and Brittany Jaillet all of Newton; two brothers, Ronald Jaillet and his wife, Catherine, of Nashua, New Hampshire and John Jaillet of Bedford; one sister, Annette Cormier and her husband, Norman, of Waltham and many nieces and nephews. The Funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street (Rte.20), Waltham followed by a Funeral Mass in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel of Saint Charles Borromeo Church, 51 Hall Street, Waltham at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham. Visiting hours will be held on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Maristhill Nursing Home Activities Dept., 66 Newton Street, Waltham, MA 02453.