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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago’s men’s basketball team, is retiring at 106 years old due to health concerns, according to the school’s student newspaper.

Sister Jean, who has become a staple in the college basketball community and an important member of the Ramblers’ family since first being named team chaplain in 1994, has entered retirement just weeks after celebrating her 106th birthday.

Vice President of communications Christian Anderson confirmed to The Loyola Phoenix earlier this month that Schmidt will no longer serve in official duties. He did not expand on Sister Jean’s health concerns.

“Sister Jean is retiring and stepping back from official duties at Loyola,” Anderson told the student newspaper

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