A "caring" man who "lived to make people giggle" died while returning home from Thailand . Damian Langley, 47, delighted his relatives with photographs and footage of himself enjoying the sunshine in the popular tourist destination after departing with mates earlier this month. He was scheduled to return to Manchester Airport on April 21. However, on April 19 his sister Nicola, 31, received a telephone call from one of his companions, alerting her that her brother had unexpectedly fallen ill.