Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, chaplain for the Loyola College Chicago’s males’s basketball group, died on October 9 on the age of 106, the varsity introduced.
The beloved chaplain served the Loyola Chicago group for years in varied roles and had develop into a fan-favorite a part of the group.
She reached beloved standing to a fair broader viewers of viewers of the 2018 NCAA “March Insanity” match when she accompanied the group in the course of the match they usually reached the Ultimate 4 for the primary time since 1963.
“In lots of roles at Loyola over the course of greater than 60 years, Sister Jean was a useful supply of knowledge and style for generations of scholars, school, and employees,” Loyola president Mark C. Reed mentioned. “Whereas we really feel grief and a way of loss, there may be nice pleasure in her legacy. Her presence was a profound blessing for our complete group, and her spirit abides in hundreds of lives. In her honor, we will aspire to share with others the love and compassion Sister Jean shared with us.”
She had been a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) since 1937.
“Sister Jean Dolores was a girl of prayer, devoted educator, and a bearer of hope who cherished her BVM Neighborhood,” BVM President LaDonna Manternach mentioned. “She noticed God current in all that surrounded her and trusted in His goodness. Her presence with us can be drastically missed.”
When ESPN took to Instagram to share the information of Schmidt’s passing, followers flooded the feedback to honor her reminiscence.
“RIP to an absolute legend. That 2018 March Insanity run will endlessly be legendary,” one fan commented on the put up.
Her funeral preparations haven’t but been introduced, however Loyola has acknowledged they may share the knowledge on their web site when it turns into out there.
