Leo Van Munching Jr

Mr. Van Munching was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on April 7, 1926. His father had been a ship’s steward for the Holland/America cruise line before he began importing beer. His mother was the former Maria Molt. The family lived in Weehawken, N.J., where Mr. Van Munching attended high school. He joined the Navy, serving in Hawaii at the end of World War II. Afterward, he studied business and management at the University of Maryland on the G.I. Bill of Rights. In later years, among his many philanthropic donations were gifts totaling $11 million to his alma mater, where Van Munching Hall is the home of the Robert H. Smith School of Business. Mr. Van Munching married Margaret Pratt, known as Peggy, in 1953.In addition to her and their son Philip, who worked for Van Munching and Company in advertising and marketing and who is the author of “Beer Blast: The Inside Story of the Brewing Industry’s Bizarre Battles for Your Money,” he is survived by four other sons, Leo 3rd, Pieter, Paul and Christopher; three daughters, Jan Phillips, Anne Ardery and Maria Van Munching; a sister, Anne Wilsey, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.