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[[Image:{{Infobox Biography| subject_name =Yueh Chun "John" Ma| image_name =JohnMa-MySpace.jpg| image_size =225px|thumbimage_caption =|rightdate_of_birth =[[November 29]], [[1974]]|John Ma's MySpace profile photoplace_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 =}}'''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.
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Ma was born on [[November 29]], [[1974]] in Taiwan. He immigrated to Pensacola in [[1991]]<ref>http://205"Tragedy On Palafox.152" ''Pensacola News Journal'', April 13, 2008.130.14/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]].
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>
