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I wish to say: i'm sorry I could not come for the funeral but I have problems with my stomach and always need to be close to bathroom. I truly wanted to be there to pay my respects. Your father was a great person and will be missed terribly. Hugs.

Welcome to SpanishDict, Marcia. Please fill out your profile. :) - rac1, Mar 8, 2015

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i'm sorry I could not come for the funeral but I have problems with my stomach and always need to be close to bathroom. I truly wanted to be there to pay my respects. Your father was a great person and will be missed terribly. Hugs. .

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My Version:

Siento mucho no poder asistir al funeral, pero tengo problemas con el estómago y siempre tengo que mantenerme cerca de un baño. De verdad, me habría gustado estar allí para presentar mis últimos respetos. Tu padre era un gran hombre y (se le echará enormemente de menos/ se le extrañará enormemente.).

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The two choices in the parentheses the first is more for the Spanish of Spain, the second of Mexico.

I am an intermediate level learner, I would await opinions on how to improve what I wrote- I tend to make one or two errors in something that long, especially possible with the tense choice of me habría gustado (would have liked, I changed your version a little) and era and the choice of passive se in the future for will be missed. I also never know how natural my final result is.

Thanks so much for your help. - Marcia3-7-15, Mar 8, 2015

De nada. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 8, 2015

Vaya, bien hecho. Suena muy natural. Ja ja, y ¡dije esto antes de leer tu oración final! - Manity, Mar 9, 2015

Gracias, Manity. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 9, 2015