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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago’s basketball team, dies at 106

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago’s basketball team, dies at 106

CHICAGO (AP) — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain for the men’s basketball team at Loyola Chicago who became a beloved international celebrity during the school’s fairy-tale run to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament in 2018, has died, the university announced Thursday night. She was 106. Health issues caused Sister Jean to step down from her role with …

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