Ancestor struck by lightning

My wife and I are going on a Healing the family/ancestors retreat tomorrow for a few days.

So I've been asking my surviving relatives about the family - with some interesting results...

My great-grandfather on my mother's side was a chap who liked to gamble and have a drink or three. He relied on his horse to get him home after a night of cards - and that was to be his final undoing as he was struck dead by lightning on the way home one night.

Just what all this means, I hope to discover...