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Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, BVM, beloved Loyola men’s basketball chaplain, said she never thought she’d hit 100 years old.
But she reached that milestone last summer. Now, she’s set to celebrate her 101st birthday Aug. 21.
“I just can’t believe I got this far,” Sister Jean, who talked with The Phoenix ahead of her birthday, said. “Nobody else in my family has lived that long. And I think to myself, ‘Well, God must have more work for me to do that I’ve got still down here.’”
And work she does. Sister Jean — who’s been confined to her apartment at The Clare near Water Tower Campus since the coronavirus ramped up in March — said she spends her days sending emails, calling friends, writing letters and helping the university accomplish tasks involving fundraising and graduation.