Complex sentence: Lett-Simmons was an alumna of Western Michigan University, and the widow of Samuel J. Simmons, former Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Split into simpler sentences: Lett-Simmons was an alumna of Western Michigan University. She was the widow of Samuel J. Simmons, former Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.