Overview

• University officials confirmed she has ended her official duties and is no longer physically present on campus.
• The move follows health concerns noted this spring when she missed the NIT semifinal, and an Aug. 21 message in which she mentioned a bad summer cold and other issues.
• The Loyola Phoenix first reported her retirement, and the university declined additional medical details to respect her privacy.
• She became a national figure during Loyola’s 2018 Final Four run and remained a visible mentor to players and students in subsequent years.
• Her service spans back to 1961 at Mundelein College and, after its merger with Loyola, she served as team chaplain since the mid-1990s, publishing a 2023 memoir and lending her name to a student scholarship.