User blog comment:Rvb forever/Is Uncle a Van der Linde Gang Member in RDR?/@comment-30930384-20180625030239

In RDR, I believe it's hinted that they met as drinking buddies, but even then he could've still been in the gang. Also, they did intentionally kill Uncle in RDR, even if it wasn't in the same way as John.

I think Uncle will just be a member we can use in the gang, but he won't be very useful (due to his drinking). I remember something saying we could choose gang members for the heists, but some were better than others, similar to heist crews in GTA V.