“Caleb had such a big heart,’’ said the 17-year-old's grieving mother, Charlette White. “Everybody knows him as a basketball player and he was a great athlete and student, but Caleb was a great person.”
has been a shock to his family, who is remembering him not just as a great baller, but an even better young man.
School officials called his mother immediately and she rushed to the hospital to be by her youngest son’s side. Gonsoulin said the school district has received numerous calls of condolence from education leaders statewide. Pinson Valley's Caleb White during the sub regional play at Pinson Valley high school in Pleasant Grove, Ala., Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. “One thing he always said was, ‘Iron sharpens iron,’ so he wanted to play against the best so he could get better,’’ his mother said. “He felt like there was always room for improvement and he wanted to make sure he was playing the best.”“He would go downstairs and just dribble the ball and it would be 11 p.m.,’’ White said.
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