Complex sentence: In 1972, at the age of 45, Lorenzo C. Wright was killed during a domestic dispute; four years later, he was honored posthumously as a charter member of the Wayne State University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1972, at the age of 45, he was killed during a domestic dispute. In 1976, Wright was honored posthumously as a charter member of the Wayne State University Athletic Hall of Fame.