Complex sentence: Despite her husband's reluctance to fund capital projects, Dorothy Killam wanted to build a memorial in his name, and in 1964 she was solicited for a major contribution to the building of a new children's hospital in Halifax.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite her husband's reluctance to fund capital projects, Dorothy Killam wanted to build a memorial in his name. In 1964 she was solicited for a major contribution to the building of a new children's hospital in Halifax.