CHICAGO (WGN) — It was quite the line on Wednesday as mourners paid their respects to the late Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, who served students in Chicago and cheered on Loyola University's faithful for decades.

Doors opened at 4 p.m. Wednesday for a 5 p.m. wake service at the Madonna Della Strada Chapel on campus. Community members ventured to the city's North Side to pay their respects to Sister Jean, who, for most of her 106 years, first at Mundelein College, and then at Loyola University, when Mundelein affiliated with Loyola, showed unwavering commitment to the private institution.

Celebrating her 104th birthday, Sister Jean spoke about her love for Loyola.

"I sleep well at night. I’m happy when I go to sleep, then I’m happy when I get up in the morning, and I want to come to Loyol

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