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| + | '''John Yueh Chun Ma''' was the owner of [[BaBa Café]] and former head chef for [[Horizen]]. He committed suicide on [[April 10]], [[2008]] at his café. |
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− | | date_of_birth =[[November 29]], [[1974]]
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− | | place_of_birth =Taiwan
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− | | date_of_death =[[April 10]], [[2008]]
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− | | place_of_death =Pensacola
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− | | occupation =Chef, restaurateur
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− | | parents =Yu-Ching and Hsigo-Chun Ma
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− | '''Yueh Chun "John" Ma''' ([[1974]]-[[2008]]) was a chef and entrepreneur who helped launch the [[Horizen]] restaurant and later started his own establishment, [[Baba Cafe]], shortly before he committed suicide. | |
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− | Ma was born on [[November 29]], [[1974]] in Taiwan. He immigrated to Pensacola in [[1991]]<ref>"Tragedy On Palafox." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 13, 2008.</ref> and attended Florida State University, graduating in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in marketing.
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− | In [[2002]] Ma partnered with [[Hunan]] owners [[William Yang|William]] and [[Linda Yang]] to open the Asian-fusion restaurant [[Horizen]].
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− | In [[2007]] Ma left Horizen to start his own business, [[Baba Cafe]], in the former [[Breaktime Espresso]] location at [[34 South Palafox Street]].
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− | On the morning of [[April 10]], [[2008]], after opening the restaurant, Ma locked himself in a closet in the back of the store and used a gun to commit suicide.<ref>"Owner commits suicide inside Baba Cafe." ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 10, 2008.</ref>
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− | *[http://www.myspace.com/ipleasepallates MySpace page]
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− | [[Category:Chefs|Ma, John]] [[Category:Natives of Taiwan|Ma, John]] [[Category:Restaurateurs|Ma, John]]
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