John Evans was the grandfather of Adele, spouse of Rose Evans, and father of Mark Evans. After Mark had split with Penny Adkins, Adele's mother, John had expressed interest in helping to raise Adele despite the split. When asked about her grandfather, Adele stated, "He just loved my mum and because my dad wasn't in her life they completely took her over as their daughter." Mark has also stated that he believes John was Adele's most significant role model:

Adele later stated that "I painted him as this Jesus figure in my life." ^[1]

John died at the age of 57 from bowel cancer, leading Mark into alcoholism; a tragic breakup he experienced and the loss of his best friend to a heart attack further drove him to alcoholism. Adele had been utterly distraught after the loss of her grandfather, and this was the main factor in damaging the relationship between Adele and Mark. ^[2]

Adele highly considered naming her son, Angelo, after John, but ultimately decided not to for unknown reasons. ^[3]

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