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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, beloved Loyola University team chaplain, dies aged 106

Schimdt remembered as ‘profound blessing’ after gaining attention for supporting Chicago school’s basketball team

The Guardian - US

Barack Obama, Sports World Mourn Death of Loyola-Chicago Icon Sister Jean

The 106-year-old ex-Ramblers team chaplain died Thursday.

Sports Illustrated

Tributes paid to viral college basketball icon

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Sister Jean, Beloved Loyola Men’s Basketball Team Chaplain, Dies at 106

The college basketball world has lost a beloved figure.

Sports Illustrated

College basketball legend Sister Jean dies aged 106

Sister Jean went viral during the team’s fairytale 2018 NCAA Tournament run

The Independent UK

Sister Jean’s latest fan? President Biden — he sent flowers during Chicago visit

Along with the bouquet of flowers, the president sent a note to the 104-year-old Loyola icon during his visit last week: “Dear Sister Jean, Thinking of you during my trip to Chicago today! Keep the Faith!”

Chicago Sun-Times

Sister Jean shares her memories and her belief in teamwork — on and off the court: ‘We all need each other. Every one of us.’

Just weeks before she is inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame, Loyola University’s Sister Jean spoke with Sneed about a childhood filled with family and exotic pets and a ministry devoted to basketball, kindness and faith in God: ‘We are never alone.’

Chicago Sun-Times

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As she turns 104, Loyola’s Sister Jean talks AI, migrant crisis, basketball and dying

“I never think about being old,” the campus celebrity who has captured the hearts of those in Chicago and beyond told the Chicago Sun-Times in an interview.

Chicago Sun-Times

At 103, Loyola’s Sister Jean reflects on life, prayer and basketball in memoir

The first book from the Loyola basketball team’s beloved chaplain is fittingly called “Waking Up With a Purpose! What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years.”

Chicago Sun-Times

At 103, Sister Jean publishes memoir of faith and basketball

She’s known simply as Sister Jean -- the Catholic nun who captured the sports world’s imagination as chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men’s basketball team that reached the NCAA Final Four in 2018

The Independent UK

Sister Jean’s message to us all as she turns 103: Don’t worry, be happy

You look at Sister Jean, you listen to her, you watch her with people, with her players and students and just about anybody who happens to be around, and it’s impossible not to smile.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park readies for the school year, an unusual way to combat theft and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Chicago Sun-Times

Loyola's Sister Jean turns 103, has train stop named for her

Loyola University’s Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt got some Chicago hardware with her name on it for her 103rd birthday

The Independent UK

Loyola Red Line plaza renamed for ‘world famous’ Sister Jean on her 103rd birthday

During a dedication Sunday, Sister Jean greeted fans, accepted gifts and hobnobbed with Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “I just love being at Loyola,” she said.

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