Kyle A. Loftis

Kyle was born in Lincoln, Nebraska to Steve and Linda (Draper) Loftis. He attended Rousseau Elementary School, Pound Middle School, Lincoln Southeast High School and graduated from The Peter Kiewit Institute, College of Information Science and Technology at UNO. Kyle was proud to be an Eagle Scout with Scouting America (formerly known as Boy Scouts of America).

While attending UNO, Kyle became interested in the automotive and car industry, as well as events at race tracks. This led to him founding 1320Video in 2003. Following college, Kyle worked for PayPal for 9 ½ years. He decided to leave PayPal to focus on 1320Video full-time. With his faithful team of volunteers and employees, his company became an international success in the car/automotive/racing community. He has amassed an astounding 6.3 million followers on his FaceBook website, 3.8 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, and 2.8 million followers on Instagram. Kyle was widely considered one of the most influential personalities in the automotive space. The word most commonly used in the car community when referring to him was “Legend”. His slogan was “I’ll make you famous”.

More importantly however, to his friends and family he was considered one of the kindest and most compassionate people to grace the earth. Always happy, always uplifting others, always kind, always humble. Always smiling.

Hundreds of people are mentioning they will miss his laugh forever and how he lit up a room when he walked in.

Kyle leaves behind his mother, Linda (Draper) Loftis, sister Kellie (Loftis) Davis and her husband Chris, and his two nephews JC and Wyatt, who worshiped the ground he walked on; his partner Matt Vrbanac and Matt’s family. As well as his 1320Video family and many cherished aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father, Steve Loftis of Tekamah and Lincoln; his grandfather; Tom Loftis of Tekamah/Herman, and grandparents; Helen (Loftis) Matzen of Tekamah/Blair and Norman Matzen; Lavern Draper and Elda (Larsen) Draper of Sidney, Nebraska.

The family respectfully requests to keep attendance at the Memorial Service to family, friends of Kyle's (all 1320Video Family), and also friends of family, so that we do not overflow the church.

Visitation with the family at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home in Lincoln on Thursday, May 14. From 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. 6800 S 14th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. Enter at Gate 3.

Memorial Service on Friday, May 15. 10:00 A.M. First-Plymouth Church. 2000 D Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. Live stream will be available.

For those who wish, casual wear is perfectly acceptable for the Memorial Service. If you have 1320Video, clothing...wear it. Caps are acceptable at the visitation on Thursday, but please remove them while inside the church on Friday.

Cookies and refreshments will be served after the service.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be sent to the following organizations that held a special place in Kyle’s heart:

First-Plymouth Congregational Church

2000 D Street

Lincoln, NE 68502

50 Mile March Foundation

3906 Capehart Road

Bellevue, NE 68123

Nebraska Humane Society

8929 Fort Street

Omaha, NE 68134