(S (S (BASENP (PRP He)) (VP (VP (VBD was) (BASENP (JJ aged) (NN 61))) (CC and) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VP (VBG suffering) (PP (IN from) (BASENP (NN throat) (NN cancer)))) (PP (IN since) (BASENP (NN 1997)))))))) (PERIOD .))