In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

我々を取り巻く世界についての先入観にチャレンジし-そしてそのチャレンジで我々を楽しませた-優れた執筆家として世界的に知られているが、妻のシェリや娘のテイラーや家族や友人にとってはクライトンは愛妻家であり子ども思いで寛大な友人であり、我々に新たな目で世界のすばらしさを見るインスピレーションを与えたと家族は声明で語っている。
While the world knew him as a great storyteller that challenged our preconceived notions about the world around us — and entertained us all while doing so — his wife Sherri, daughter Taylor, family and friends knew Michael Crichton as a devoted husband, loving father and generous friend who inspired each of us to strive to see the wonders of our world through new eyes, said a statement by his family.

ゴンザレスは数年間病気に苦しみ、車椅子生活を送っていた。
Gonzalez had suffered with the illness for several years and was wheelchair bound.

ジンバブエの野生動物保護の役員が今日、ジンバブエでの動物の密猟数が今年顕著に増加しており、これは国際的な犯罪組織によるものだと語った。

A wildlife official in Zimbabwe said today that the amount of animal poaching in the country has increased substantially this year, blaming an international crime syndicate.