Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the longtime team chaplain for the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team, has passed away. As the school confirmed on Thursday night, she died at the age of 106 on October 9.
Sister Jean had worked several roles on the school’s campus for over six decades, and eventually rose to nationwide prominence during the Ramblers’ storybook run during the 2018 NCAA Tournament. An avid basketball fan, the then-98-year-old became a spiritual mascot for the school as it advanced to the Final Four as an 11-seed.
Sister Jean remained involved with Loyola University and its basketball program until earlier this year, when she announced she would step down
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