Perry high school graduate Frank Howell died Friday afternoon of complications from glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.  He was 52.  Howell was a member of the 1988 state championship Perry boys basketball team.  He was inducted into the Iowa Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame after 13 successful years at Cedar Rapids Washington along with winning a state championship at Audubon in 1999.  Howell went 224-83 at Washington.  Howell went on to coach at Graceland for four years following his success in Cedar Rapids.

He is survived by his wife Sarah, and two daughters Meredith and Natalie.

Memorial services are at The Shaw Center at Graceland University, Lamoni at 2 p.m. June 26, and at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids, 2 p.m. July 1.