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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 CaféCafe]], shortly before he committed suicide.
Ma was born on [[November 29]], [[1974]] in Taiwan. He came immigrated to America Pensacola in {{date needed}} [[1991]] 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]].
In [[2007]] Ma left Horizen to start his own business, [[Baba CaféCafe]], in the former [[Breaktime Espresso]] location at [[34 South Palafox Street]].
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>
