Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Much like Strong , Shubin was a man passionately dedicated to his work and the two were often separated due to work commitments , and would ultimately spend relatively little time together before Shubin 's death in 1942 .
Simplified: Much like Strong , Shubin was a man passionately dedicated to his work and the two were often apart because of work , and would ultimately spend little time together before Shubin 's death in 1942 .