Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: After his father announced that he would not seek reelection in 2000 , Lincoln Chafee announced he would run for the seat . When John Chafee died suddenly in October 1999 , Gov. Lincoln Almond appointed the younger Chafee to serve out the term .
Simplified: After his father was died in office Chafee was appointed to fill his vacancy .