Complex sentence: Daughter Gina Kolata became one of the nation's best-known mathematical and science journalists for the "New York Times", and daughter Judi Bari (born in 1949, died in 1997) was a leading environmental activist.
Split into simpler sentences: Daughter Gina Kolata became one of the nation's best-known mathematical and science journalists for the (New York Times). Her daughter, Judi Bari (born in 1949), was a leading environmental activist.