Hilaire A. Kallendorf *00

Hilaire died in College Station, Texas, Oct. 15, 2024, after being struck by a city garbage truck. She was 50 years old.

Born June 13, 1974, Hilaire earned her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M in 1995 and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Princeton in 2000.

Returning to her undergraduate alma mater, Hilaire joined the Texas A&M faculty as an assistant professor in September 2001 and became a full professor in September 2013. Her field of teaching and scholarship was Hispanic and religious studies. She was a Cornerstone Faculty Fellow in Liberal Arts. Alongside her research interests of the Spanish Golden Age and Renaissance cultural studies, Hilaire wrote about her father, tennis player Cliff Richey, and his struggles with depression. During her career, Hilaire wrote six volumes of collected essays and edited studies, more than 40 articles and book chapters, and numerous translations of works.

Her range of Spanish courses extended beyond her area of research specialty, and her ecumenical interests made her an active affiliate member of the faculties in religious studies and in Latino/a and Mexican American studies.

Predeceased by her former husband, Craig, Hilaire is survived by her sons Trevor and Barrett.

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