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Edison's Garrett White credits parents, persistence as path leads to Yale

As a baby, Garrett White sat in his bed listening to his mother read his favorite bedtime story, "Goodnight Moon."

Goodnight cow jumping over the moon.

Goodnight light.

And the red balloon.

Goodnight bears.

Goodnight chairs.

Goodnight kittens.

And goodnight mittens.

He heard the phrases so often he memorized the lines. Growing up, there was Mozart and Bach on his mother's car radio. And White took piano lessons from ages 5 to 12. There was basketball, touch football, volleyball and soccer.