Jason Wayne Lloren, a longtime San Francisco Chronicle editor and digital producer, died suddenly May 11 of a heart attack. He was known for his quick wit, respected for his calm demeanor and beloved for his helpful, caring attitude and sincere friendliness. His middle, "Wayne" was in honor of John Wayne, who won the best actor the same year he was born.

Jason, a San Leandro resident, was born in Vallejo on Feb. 28, 1970, to Gavino and Paz Lloren, the youngest of three boys, and grew up in Pittsburg, Calif. He graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1988 and then attended San Francisco State University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in journalism. He graduated in 1993, the same year his beloved mother passed away.

He also started his professional journalism career in 1993, with a couple of newspaper stints surrounding a reporting internship at the San Francisco Examiner that a year later led to his being hired as a copy editor. He was first hired at West Covina Newspaper as copy editor. He came back in northern California and got hired by the San Francisco Examiner.  He soon found a niche as a foreign/national editor, a job he continued after Hearst sold The Examiner and bought The San Francisco Chronicle in 2000. Jason served as the wire editor for The Chronicle's bold and fun, but short-lived, afternoon edition called the Chronicle PM.

Jason relished his work and threw himself into his professional roles, taking the nickname "Wireboy" and later proudly obtaining a vanity license plate for his car that said CHRON PM. He took his jobs, but never himself, very seriously, and he was unflappable.

In the main Chronicle newsroom, Jason spent several more years on the foreign/national desk, but also served as a metro editor and assistant business editor before joining SFChronicle.com as a digital producer in 2013. Part of that job involved posting on social media, a good fit because Jason, always an early adopter of technology, was already a social media enthusiast.

His main loves in recent years included his black Pekingese rescue dog, Cobalt Stitch Lloren, whom Jason adopted in 2012 and who had a Facebook following of his own that continued even after his death in 2020.

Many of Jason's other key interests involved pillars of popular culture, and he had a vast knowledge of them: movies (he always tried to attend  films on their opening days), live music (the first concert he attended was Kiss with his brothers), comedy shows (Laurie Kilmartin was a favorite), and taking drives to listen to podcasts (he particularly liked Mark Maron). He was a lifetime "Star Trek" fan and collected action figures (he kept a "Star Wars" Imperial Walker model at his desk at work). He also collected comic books and was a huge Green Lantern fan (he almost always wore his Green Lantern ring) and was quick to correct anyone who mistook the superhero for the Green Hornet. He also loved the San Francisco Giants and 49ers and frequently would dress in team gear. At baseball games, he often posted photos of his drinks on social media.

He liked to get tickets to all sorts of events and would attend them with a wide variety of friends. He brought people together and was quick to get to know new people at work or in any group. Because of his sense of humor and love of sharing experiences, he seemed to have inside jokes with a multitude of friends and colleagues. He also played on the company softball teams at both The Examiner and The Chronicle.

Jason lived in a variety of places around the Bay Area, most notably in San Francisco and Emeryville, before buying a house with his brother Andrew in 2006. Jason continued living there until his death. Andrew had moved out as he started a family, but passed away in 2018.

Jason is survived by his father, Gavino "Gene" Lloren, step-mother Jocelyn Lloren, older brother Philip Lloren, step-sisters Angeline Jane Javier and Johanna Javier-Untal,  Brother in law Rosco Untal, nephews  Duncan and Wyeth Untal.  Sisters-in-law Elizabeth Lloren nieces Jennifer Castro and Janice Lloren and Sister in law Maria Caoile-Lloren, nephew; Dante Lloren.

Donations in Jason's name could be made to Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, a San Francisco organization he believed in. (415) 272-4172. Muttville.org.