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presumably someone deleted the reflist to omit the embarrassing records link; i'll respect that for now and offer this temporary compromise
'''Yueh Chun "John" Ma''' ([[1974]]-[[2008]]) was a chef and entrepreneur who helped launch the [[Horizen]] restaurant and later started his own establishment, [[Baba Café]], shortly before he committed suicide.
Ma was born on [[November 29]], [[1974]]<ref>http://205.152.130.14/cv_web_1b.asp?ucase_id=50209488</ref> in Taiwan. He came to America in {{date needed}} and attended Florida State University, graduating in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in marketing.
In [[2002]] Ma partnered with [[Hunan]] owners [[William Yang|William]] and [[Linda Yang]] to open the Asian-fusion restaurant [[Horizen]].
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]] [[Category:Suicides|Ma, John]]
