Complex sentence: Originally Massachusetts Governor A. Paul Cellucci sought to name it the "Freedom Bridge," however in 2000 local clergy and religious leaders, including Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, requested the Zakim name shortly after Mr. Zakim's death from myeloma.
Split into simpler sentences: Originally Massachusetts Governor A. Paul Cellucci sought to name it the "Freedom Bridge". In 200, however, local clergy and religious leaders, including Cardinal Bernard Francis Law, requested the Zakim name shortly after Zakim's death from myeloma.