; Whereas after retiring from coaching, Thompson remained very connected with the Georgetown men’s basketball program while working as a radio and television commentator for professional and college basketball; Whereas Thompson was an advocate for education and social justice, whose off-the-court contribution to such causes are admired and deeply appreciated by many who call the District of Columbia home; Whereas Thompson’s gesture of walking off of the court before the start of Georgetown’s victorious game on January 14, 1989, in protest of Proposition 42, an NCAA rule that he found to unfairly disadvantage Black youth, was but one notable instance in a lifetime of speaking out on the importance of equity and fairness in education; Whereas Thompson established the John Thompson Charitable Foundation in 2000 to help improve the quality of life for underserved children and families within the District of Columbia and other communities; Whereas Thompson passed away on August 30, 2020, at the age of 78; Whereas Thompson is survived by his three children, John Thompson III, Ronny Thompson, and Tiffany Thompson, and several grandchildren; and Whereas Georgetown University, the District of Columbia, and many people in the United States and the world revered Thompson as an icon of the game of basketball and as a mentor to young people: Now, therefore, be it