[Charania] Loyola University Chicago's Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt has passed away at 106 years old. She was a Catholic nun, campus minister and official chaplain of the Ramblers men's basketball team. RIP.

Source: https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/1635366a09e23

Pearl loses, everyone in the sub wins! lmao

(shared article so should be no paywall)

From ABC7 Chicago:

“CHICAGO (WLS) -- Loyola University marked the beginning of a new school year by commemorating beloved Rambler and international icon Sister Jean with a new statue on campus.

The statue was unveiled Friday afternoon outside Loyola's Athletic Center on the west quad lawn.

Friday would have been Sister Jean's 107th birthday.

This is the first Loyola Welcome Week since the chaplain's passing last October. She served more than six decades at the lakefront university.

Celebrated for her quick wit and basketball acumen, Sister Jean was universally adored, and touched the lives of countless people throughout her lengthy tenure at Loyola.

Athletics Director Steve Watson said this statue will be a reminder of that.

"Being located right here in the heart of campus, it's a high traffic area," Watson said. "So people are going to be walking by all the time. She's actually sitting on a bench and there's an empty spot next to her for people to sit down and get their picture taken with her, which is something she absolutely loved to do. Anytime she would meet with somebody or see somebody, she would always end the conversation with 'would you like to take a selfie?' So now people will always have an opportunity to get a picture taken with Sister Jean."

RIP Sister Jean 🙏🏿

Whelp, didn’t see this coming.