Facebook Executive Chef Josef Desimone Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Tragedy struck Facebook Monday morning, as Executive Chef Josef Desimone was killed in a motorcycle accident. Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg reported the sad news in a Facebook post Monday afternoon.

Tragedy struck Facebook Monday morning, as Executive Chef Josef Desimone was killed in a motorcycle accident. Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg reported the sad news in a Facebook post Monday afternoon.

Zuckerberg wrote:

I have some very sad news to share.

This morning, Josef Desimone, our executive chef, was involved in a motorcycle accident, and I’m sorry to report that Josef has passed away.

Josef was a Facebook legend and institution. “Chef Josef” joined us in 2008 and built our culinary team from a handful of employees in a single café into a global team with dozens of world-class restaurants.

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