James “Jim” Tesky, 74, of Jamestown, passed away peacefully at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND on April 7. Jim was born on January 13th, 1948 at Trinity Hospital in Jamestown, ND in the middle of a snow storm to Jacob and Catherine (Erickson) Tesky of Ypsilanti, ND. He was baptized and confirmed in Ypsilanti Lutheran Church. He grew up on the family farm along with his five siblings, Rosella, Judy, Barbara, Ernie and Linda. As a boy he enjoyed watching military shows and reading westerns. On the farm he milked the cows, helped his mother in the garden, worked alongside his father farming and fixed what was needed. He participated in 4H showing pigs, sheep, and beef cattle. In 1962 his father passed away and Jim stepped into his father’s footsteps, doing his best to tend to the animals and the farm.