Lulu Roman

Afflicted with a thyroid condition from birth, she was born Bertha Louise Hable on May 6, 1946, in a maternity home in Pilot Point, Texas. She was briefly raised by family before being placed in Buckner Orphans Home. She was nicknamed "Lulu" in reference to her middle name, Louise. She was bullied for her weight in school, and turned to performing as way to escape. At some point in her early years, she married and took the surname "Roman", which she kept after the marriage's annulment. ==Career==

Following high school, Roman worked in Dallas-area nightclubs owned by Jack Ruby as "Lulu Roman, the World's Biggest Go-Go Dancer." Among her fans was country star Buck Owens, who would later recommend her to Hee-Haw's producers. During her stint on Hee Haw, she went through a bout of drug addiction, which resulted in her absence from the program for a few seasons starting in 1971. She cleaned up and converted to Christianity, after which she began singing. Her project Seven Times hit the number two spot on the Cash Box chart in 2010. An album of musical standards featuring Roman doing duets with Dolly Parton, T. Graham Brown, Linda Davis, and George Jones. titled At Last and produced by Chris Barnes and Larry Ferguson was released on January 15, 2013. Among Roman's other acting credits were the Hee-Haw spinoff Hee Haw Honeys, the stock car racing film Corky, and episodes of The Love Boat and Touched by an Angel. In 2019, Roman published her autobiography, "This Is My Story; This Is My Song." ==Personal life and death==

Roman was reported to have been married multiple times after her first marriage, She maintained a close personal friendship with T. Graham Brown until her death. Roman lived with her son, Damon, at the end of her life, and died from heart failure at his home in Bellingham, Washington, on April 23, 2025, at the age of 78. ==References==