User:Mckaysalisbury/James Earl Salisbury

James Earl Salisbury, Ph.D (28 October 1951-9 April 2003) was an American educator. Born in Twin Falls, Idaho, he was a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was one of the first American victims of Severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Education
He attended Brigham Young University and received a degree in Music, and later attended and graduated with a graduate degree in Education from Harvard University.

Work
He worked at Utah Valley State College where he was a "dedicated teacher". Later he worked at Shenzhen Polytechnic

Communist Party of China
While he was raised as a Republican, in March 2003, while he was living in China, he announced that he was planning on joining the Communist Party of China. He said that he thought they were "very open-minded and wise." He said he planned on holding a formal press conference to make it official, but he died within a month.

Death
James Salisbury contracted SARS during the time he was in China teaching at Shenzhen Polytechnic. He had been sick for approximately one month before his death, but was originally diagnosed with pneumonia. . He had one of the more severe cases discovered. He died 9 April 2003. His Son, Michael "Mickey" Salisbury, was with him in China, and also contracted the disease, but survived it. His death led to more open admissions by the Chinese government about the spread of SARS.