John Arthur Tesch

John Arthur Tesch, age 78, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at his home. He was born in Denver, Colorado on March 31, 1947. John is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Rosalind Diane (Seidman) Tesch and their son Brian Nathaniel Tesch and wife Kristin Whitbeck. He is also survived by his siblings William Tesch and wife Eileen, Steven Tesch and sister Sandy (Tesch) Culver and husband Bruce. He will be greatly missed by his sisters-in-law, Jeanne Rund and husband Raymond, and Janice Seidman. He will also be missed by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Doris Lorraine (George) Tesch and William Arthur Tesch, and his sister, Joyce (Tesch) Mealo.

John was an "Air Force Brat" and spent most of his childhood in Dayton, Ohio and Silver Spring, Maryland. Active in the Boy Scouts of America, John achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. In high school he was on the wrestling team.

He joined the District of Columbia Air National Guard in 1969. He was trained and served as an Air Traffic Controller.

John graduated in 1971 from the University of Maryland with a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems. He worked as a systems analyst until becoming an adjunct professor teaching computer security at Colorado Technical University and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Also, during this time he earned two master’s degrees from Colorado Technical University.

John was a man with many interests. He took scuba diving lessons and progressed to become an instructor. He took trips to the Gulf of Mexico on dive boats and even went cave diving.

At the age of sixty-one, he graduated from the Pikes Peak Community College Police Academy, serving as a police officer on alternate weekends in the Town of Sanford, Colorado for a couple of years. He was also affiliated with the Sheriffs Department in Conejos County, Colorado.

An avid collector of BB guns, John styled himself as The BB Gun Man. On a trip to Ohio, he and Brian had fun touring the house from the movie "A Christmas Story" and sneaked a picture of John standing in front of the Christmas tree holding the BB gun from the movie. He really got a kick out of that.

While in Sanford, Colorado, John joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He found spiritual fulfillment and great comfort from the church community.

John's calling hours will be held on Monday, August 25, 2025, between the hours of 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Swan-Law Funeral Home, 501 N. Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Global Volunteers, 375 E Little Canada Rd, St. Paul, MN 55117

(www.globalvolunteers.org/donate) or to Care and Share Food Bank of Southern Colorado, 2605 Preamble Point, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80915.