Complex sentence: He died aged 77 of a stroke on 26 November 2009 and is survived by his fiancee, Professor Susan Bassnett; both sons and one daughter, as well as four grandchildren.
Split into simpler sentences: He died aged 77 of a stroke on 26 November 2009. He was survived by his fiancée, Professor Susan Bassnett; and by both sons and one daughter, as well as four grandchildren.