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HR0503LRB104 15841 LAW 29053 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sister 

4Jean Dolores Schmidt of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed 

5Virgin Mary (BVM), the iconic chaplain of the Loyola 

6University Chicago men's basketball team, the Ramblers, who 

7passed away on October 9, 2025 at the age of 106; and

8 WHEREAS, Sister Jean was born Dolores Bertha Schmidt to 

9Joseph and Bertha (Bowman) Schmidt in San Francisco, 

10California on August 21, 1919; she entered the BVM in Dubuque, 

11Iowa on September 8, 1937, taking the name Sister Jean 

12Dolores; and

13 WHEREAS, Sister Jean taught at several Catholic schools in 

14Chicago, Los Angeles, California, and North Hollywood, 

15California before coming to teach at Mundelein College in 

16Chicago in 1961; over the next 30 years, she held numerous 

17roles at Mundelein College until the educational institution 

18affiliated with Loyola University Chicago in 1991; she engaged 

19in an academic advisor role with the men's basketball team in 

201993, and she later transitioned to the position of team 

21chaplain; she long maintained a key role in supporting the 

22Ramblers, offering both spiritual support and practical advice 

23on the players' game performance; and

HR0503- 2 -LRB104 15841 LAW 29053 r

1 WHEREAS, Sister Jean, though long known for her many roles 

2at Loyola University Chicago, became an international 

3celebrity at the age of 98 during the 2018 NCAA March Madness 

4tournament when she accompanied the Ramblers as they reached 

5the Final Four for the first time since the program's historic 

61963 national championship season; cheering for the team from 

7the