Shepherd St. Hilaire of Valrico is just a little over a year old, but he is a true inspiration to his family and community. Shepherd St. Hilaire of Valrico is just a little more than a year old, but he has endured more than most adults. Shepherd was born without a trachea (tracheal agenesis), a rare congenital anomaly that’s been documented less than 200 times since 1900.