Complex sentence: Richard John Kerry (July 28,1915--- July 29,2000) was an American Foreign Service officer and lawyer, and was the father of United States Senator and 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry.
Split into simpler sentences: Richard John Kerry (July 28,1915--July 29,2000) was an American Foreign Service officer and lawyer. He was the father of U.S. Senator and 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry.