CHICAGO, IL (LOOTPRESS) – Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the spirited nun who became a national sensation as the chaplain and biggest supporter of Loyola University Chicago’s men’s basketball team, died Thursday at the age of 106.

Her death was announced by the university.

A member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sister Jean—known affectionately to all by that name—was a beloved figure on campus long before she gained national fame during Loyola’s 2018 run to the NCAA Final Four.

Her faith, humor and boundless enthusiasm made her a symbol of inspiration far beyond the basketball court.

Sister Jean first joined Loyola in 1991 as a student adviser and planned to retire three years later. But when then-university president Father John Piderit asked her to stay on to he

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