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{{Infobox Biography| subject_name =Yueh Chun "John" Ma| image_name =JohnMa-MySpace.jpg| image_size =225px| image_caption =| date_of_birth =[[November 29]], [[1974]]| place_of_birth =Taiwan| date_of_death =[[April 10]], [[2008]]| place_of_death =Pensacola| occupation =Chef, restaurateur| religion =| spouse =| parents =Yu-Ching and Hsigo-Chun Ma| children =}}'''John Yueh Chun "John" Ma''' was the owner of ([[BaBa Café1974]] and former head chef for -[[Horizen2008]]. He committed suicide on ) was a chef and entrepreneur who helped launch the [[April 10Horizen]]restaurant and later started his own establishment, [[2008Baba Cafe]] at his café, shortly before he committed suicide.
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. 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 Cafe]], 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> ==References=={{stubrefbegin}}*[http://www.myspace.com/ipleasepallates MySpace page]{{refend}}{{reflist}} [[Category:Chefs|Ma, John]] [[Category:Natives of Taiwan|Ma, John]] [[Category:Restaurateurs|Ma, John]]
